Emergency Communications
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ECOM TIPS from NNN0ASZ
NA2E NECOS Guide
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AirForce MARS Broadcast 02-48 Interoperability
AFLOAT AND OVERSEAS OPERATION NOTE (OPNOTE)
ECOM BCST 05/09
Altho specifically addressed to Afloat stations,
this Broadcast contains information affecting ECOM operations
and is presented here for general reference
(See also Chief Info Bcst 45/02)
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Daytime frequency will be monitored from two hours after sunrise to two hours before sunset. Night time frequency from two hours before sunset to two hours after surise. 1. NET OPERATIONS A. The NA2E net, operating on the National Common Frequencies, provides any station from an authorized agency, a place to reach a knowledgeable station to pass an emergency message or to find an active emergency net. It can be used for training in ECOM techniques and a forum for exchange of ECOM ideas. Communications should be kept short, with pauses between transmissions to allow for stations with emergency communications to check in. If a stations wishes to conduct lengthy conversations, they should shift to another frequency authorized for use by the stations involved. B. The NECOS makes net call-ups at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour as follows: "ALL STATIONS THIS NET. THIS IS NNN0AAA NET CONTROL FOR THE NOVEMBER ALPHA TWO ECHO NET. THIS IS A DIRECTED NET. ARE THERE ANY STATIONS WITH TRAFFIC OVER"? If there is no response, NECOS transmits"ALL STATIONS THIS NET, THIS IS NNN0AAA ADDITIONAL STATIONS FOR THE NET OVER". C. After the NECOS acknowledges station checkins and handles any traffic; the net may be declared a free net. "ALL STATIONS THIS NET, THIS IS NNN0AAA NET CONTROL FOR THE NA2E NET, THIS IS A FREE NET, OUT". This allows stations to freely contact each other, discuss ECOM matters, do propagation/radio tests, and allow Afloat/Overseas Net stations to handle any of their business. D. Stations may check in during the free net by calling, "NET CONTROL (or call sign of NECOS if known), THIS IS (their call), (MARS STATE) NO TRAFFIC, OVER". The NECOS will acknowledge, " (their call), THIS IS NNN0AAA ROGER, THIS A FREE NET, OUT". When traffic is listed, the net will become a directed net and the traffic will be handled. E. When an unfamiliar station checks in the NECOS should greet them with a brief welcome to ascertain their city, state, and capabilities (for example: "(their call) THIS IS NNN0AAA WELCOME TO THE NET, WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED AND WHAT ARE YOUR COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES, OVER". "THIS IS (their call), ROGER, DENVER CO, HF & VHF DIGITAL PLUS PHONE PATCH CAPABILITY, OVER" "THIS IS NNN0AAA ROGER, REQUEST YOU CHECK OUT WITH NET CONTROL PRIOR TO LEAVING THE NET, OUT"). F. Abbreviated CALL SIGNS are not authorized during the "FREE" portions of this net. G. NECOS with MT63 capability should monitor the frequency for emergency messages. H. Only Priority precedence and above ECOM messages, that cannot be entered into the MDS by other means, can be passed on this net. FEMA and SHARES status change messages should be broadcast by the NECOS or designated station using MT63 and voice on all three frequencies as equipment capabilities permit. I. When an emergency occurs, States, Regions or the Area may establish ECOM Nets (i.e. NA2E, 1M14E) on an alternate ECOM frequency. The NECOS or a designee of the net will inform the NECOS of the NA2E what frequency is being used. Stations checking into the NA2E net can then be directed to the net and frequency. J. Each NECOS must keep a net log of all communications conducted on the net. The log will include the time of net call-ups, stations checking in/out, number of messages handled, band conditions and other comments. Each NECOS must originate a Net report in the format prescribed in the NA2E Tool Kit. K. Stations checking into the net are responsible to report their own participation. Reports should be sent to their "Three" or "One" as applicable. L. Each NECOS should have a copy of NTP 8, Annex D, the NA2E 'Tool Kit' and the North East Area Operations Guide ECOM Annex on hand as a desk reference. M. A two hour minimum watch is required for a NECOS. N. NECOS WATCH CHANGES: At 5 minutes prior to assuming the watch the relieving NECOS will call the outgoing NECOS to obtain a net status report, including: what station(s) are checked in, traffic pending, active ECOM nets/frequency or appropriate band condition reports. (i.e. "NNN0AAA THIS IS NNN0CCC READY TO ASSUME THE NA2E NET, OVER" "NNN0CCC THIS IS NNNOAAA ROGER, THE FOLLOWING STATIONS ARE ON THE NET, NNN0DDD, NNN0EEE, WGY521, AAR0DD, WE HAVE 1R ARLINGTON, VA, THE 1M13E NET IS ON NCG, BAND CONDITIONS STABLE, OVER" "NNN0AAA THIS IS NNN0CCC ROGER, I HAVE THE NET, OUT"). The new NECOS may, at their discretion, call the station(s) checked into the net to confirm their presence. If there is no relief, the outgoing NECOS should secure the net. O. If a station calls for assistance we should respond by calling "(their call) THIS IS (your call) HOW MAY I ASSIST YOU? OVER." Listen to their needs while placing a call to your NA2E back up member or the net manager to get them on freq. Inform the calling station that you understand their situation and to wait for a call from NNN0XXX who will be able to handle their traffic. When your support station checks onto the freq. turn the calling stations over to them, inform them of the stations checked into the net and any other pertinent info. Then resume your monitoring duties. This station will then move the traffic to an alternate freq., call an ECOM net as NECOS and do whatever is needed to handle the situation. Remember the handling of traffic can only be done on a Directed Net. P. All stations serving as NECOS for the NA2E net must be authorized by the Net Manager. Q. NECOS will be provided with a "Tool Kit" which will contain phone numbers for Afloat/Overseas Net members that are willing to be called when needed. Information on how to contact SHARES Station. And other information that cannot be published on a public web page or sent by message. R. Stations wishing to volunteer for a NECOS assignment should check the NECOS list on this web page to see what time slots are available. Then contact the net manager, Rusty Hemenway, NNN0FJK SNE by message or nnn0fjk@navymars.org by email. Include the time period, frequency(ies) you are interested in monitoring, and your email address. You will be provided a copy of the NECOS 'tool kit' by email.
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NA2E Net NECOS/ALT NECOS ROSTER PRIMARY FRQUENCIES 14385.0 (NNA) 7382.5 (NFK) 4042.5 (NCL) WATCH FREQ ALL EST/EDST TIMES/DAYS N=NECOS A=ALT NECOS
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R 201320Z NOV 02 FM AFN1EC ME TO USAF MARS MEMBERS INFO AGA3C IL ZEN/ARMY MARS ZEN/NAVY MARS BT SUBJECT: ECOM BROADCAST 02-48 INTEROPERABILITY 1. AT A TIME WHEN AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE FOCUSED MORE ON WORKING TOGETHER THAN EVER BEFORE, COMMUNICATIONS INTEROPERABILITY IS OFTEN TIMES A MAJOR OBSTACLE. 2. UNLIKE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITIES, WHERE OFTEN TIMES POLICE, FIRE AND EMS AGENCIES WITHIN THE SAME JURISDICTIONS CAN'T COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS ARE NOT INTEROPERABLE, MARS SHOULD NOT BE PLAGUED BY THESE PROBLEMS. MARS INTEROPERABILITY ISSUES ARE MORE PROCEDURAL THAN TECHNICAL. UNLIKE THE EXPENSIVE TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS REQUIRED TO FIX PUBLIC SAFETY INTEROPERABILITY PROBLEMS, MARS INTEROPERABILITY PROBLEMS ARE A RELATIVELY QUICK FIX. OUR EQUIPMENT IS SIMILAR AND THE RF SPECTRUM WE OPERATE IN IS COMPATIBLE. 3. MARS INTEROPERABILITY PROBLEMS STEM FROM A LACK OF COORDINATION BETWEEN MARS LEADERSHIP AT STATE AND REGIONAL LEVELS AND BETWEEN OUR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. THIS LACK OF COORDINATION LEADS TO UNFAMILIARITY WITH WHAT ONE ANOTHER IS DOING, RANGING FROM SPECIFIC OPERATING FREQUENCIES, NET SCHEDULES, OPERATING PROCEDURES UNIQUE TO EACH SERVICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF EACH OTHER'S RESOURCES. 4. MARS IS ONE ORGANIZATION WITH 3 BRANCHES REPRESENTING THE VARIOUS SERVICES. OUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP WORKS AS A TEAM TO ENSURE THAT MARS IS PROPERLY REPRESENTED TO DOD. THEY WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT MARS HAS A VIABLE MISSION TO SUPPORT THE DOD AND IT'S PARTNERS DURING EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS. 5. SOME AGENCIES THINK THEY CAN HANDLE EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS WITHOUT EXTERNAL HELP FROM OUTSIDE AGENCIES. THIS IS NOT THE CASE DURING MAJOR EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS. MARS INTEROPERABILITY IS A NECESSITY FOR SUCCESS AND SHOULD BE THE RULE RATHER THAN THE EXCEPTION. TEAM MEANS "TOGETHER EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE". 6. EACH AND EVERY STATE MARS DIRECTOR SHOULD BE WORKING WITH THEIR ARMY AND NAVY-MARINE CORPS COUNTER PARTS REGULARLY. EMERGENCY COORDINATORS FROM ALL THREE SERVICES SHOULD BE PLANNING AND CONDUCTING JOINT OPERATIONS, UTILIZATING ALL OF THE MARS RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THIER STATE/AREA. DEVELOP ONE ECOM PLAN FOR THE STATE AND INCLUDE ALL THREE SERVICES AS ONE TEAM. 7. USE OF EACH OTHERS NETWORKS SHOULD BE A DAY TO DAY OR WEEKLY PRACTICE, NOT LIMITED TO ECOM EXERCISES AND ACTUAL EMERGENCIES. 8. MARS SHOULD SET THE EXAMPLE FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNITY AND SHOW THAT WE ARE IN FACT ONE ORGANIZATION, READY AND CAPABLE OF PROVIDING EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND FULLY INTEROPERABLE. 9. AIR FORCE MARS: PROVIDING THE REINS OF COMMAND - IN EMERGENCIES 10. SGD CMSGT MARSTERS, USAF, NATIONAL EMERGENCY COORDINATOR/AFN1EC BT NNN0ASA OP NOTE: AMEN NNNNReturn to:
R 161900Z OCT 02 FM NNN0PPE VA TO NNN0AFL NNN0JAZ PA INFO NNN0ASA VA ZEN/NNN0ASZ GA NNN0AST SCA XMT NNN0RGO FL BT UNCLAS AFL 06/02 SUBJ: AFLOAT AND OVERSEAS OPERATION NOTE (OPNOTE) 1. IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE MONITORING OF THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS ESTABLISHED EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NATIONAL CALLING FREQUENCY 14385.0 KHZ (14383.5 DIAL FREQ.) IT HAS BEEN DECIDED, WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF CHMARS, TO UTILIZE THIS FREQUENCY AS THE AFLOAT AND OVERSEAS OPERATIONS NET 'PRIMARY CALLING/MONITORING' FREQUENCY AND RETAIN THE EXISTING 14443.0 KHZ (14441.5 DIAL FREQ.) AS THE NET 'SECONDARY/ALTERNATE' FREQUENCY. 2. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS USE OF THE FREQUENCY 14385.0 KHZ HAS PRIORITY. AFLOAT NET STATIONS NOT ENGAGED IN SHIP COMMUNICATIONS MAY STANDBY AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AS MAY REQUIRED. ANY ON GOING SHIP CONTACTS SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED TO THE 14441.5 KHZ FREQUENCY, OR ANY OTHER AFLOAT NET ALLOCATED FREQUENCY. 3. ONLY AFLOAT NET MEMBERS ARE AUTHORIZED OPERATIONS WITH SHIPS OR OVERESEAS SHORE STATIONS. IF NO AFLOAT NET SHORE STATION IS ON THE 14385.0 KHZ FREQUENCY WHEN A SHIP CALLS, THE MONITORING STATION SHOULD ASK THE SHIP TO STANDBY AND THEN CONTACT AN AFLOAT NET MEMBER STATION TO PROVIDE SERVICE. AFLOAT NET STATION CALL SIGNS, LOCATION, NAME, PHONE NUMBERS AND E-MAIL ADDRESS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE NAVMARCORMARS NATIONAL WEB SITE AND AVAILABLE TO REGISTERED NAVMARCORMARS MEMBERS. 4. ALL AFLOAT NET MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO RESPOND TO THIS AFL BY MARSGRAM OR EMAIL (NNN0PPE(AT)NAVYMARS.ORG) TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THIS AFL AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHANGE IN THE NET PRIMARY CALLING FREQUENCY. BTReturn to:
DE NNN0VJN 046 R 192030Z JUN 2009 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASZ GA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA BCST 05/09 1. CONGRATULATIONS TO VIRGINIA FOR THEIR LATEST ECOM EXERCISE. 2. WELL DONE TO THE VIRGINIA MEMBERS THAT TOOK THE TIME OUT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXERCISE AND OUR PRIMARY MISSION. 3. I CAN'T DO A CRITIQUE ON THE EEI MESSAGES SINCE I ONLY RECEIVED TWO MESSAGES. THESE MESSAGES WERE SENT TO PENNSYLVANIA AND NOT MY WINLINK ADDRESS. 4. I STATE IN MY FIRST THREE ECOM BCST FOR 2009 THAT ALL ECOM RELATED MESSAGES BE SENT TO MY WINLINK.ORG ADDRESS. JUST A REMINDER IT IS NNN-ASI02(AT)WINLINK.ORG. MAKE SURE THAT YOU MAKE THE CHANGE IN YOUR FILES. I DON'T WANT TO MISS ANY ECOM MESSAGES BECAUSE OF NOT SENDING TO THE RIGHT ADDRESS. 5. THERE ARE STILL SOME STATES THAT HAVE NOT HAD AN ECOM EXERCISE FOR THE 2ND QUARTER. 6. IT CLEARLY STATES IN THE NTP 8(D), ANNEX D, PARAGRAPH D210H THAT "EACH MARS STATE SHOULD CONDUCT ECOM EXERCISES NOT LESS THAN QUARTERLY". 7 ECOM IS OUR PRIMARY MISSION. WE NEED TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE EXERCISES BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN WE WILL BE NEEDED AND ARE WE PREPARED. 8. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
DE NNN0VJN 032 R 121235Z APR 2009 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA NNN0ASZ GA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 04/09 1. CONGRATULATIONS TO SNY AND PA FOR THEIR RECENT ECOM EXERCISE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MEMBERS FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PRIMARY MISSION. 2. EEI MESSAGES WERE WELL WRITTEN WITH A FEW MINOR MISTAKES WHICH CAN BE TAKEN CARE OF WITH A LITTLE MORE ECOM TRAINING. 3. SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE REMEMBER IS THAT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, NNN0ASI SNE GETS "ZEN". YOU NEED TO PUT THE LOCATION (CITY AND STATE) OF THE 911 CENTER OR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. THE SAME GOES WITH PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS. 4. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR OF MORE STATIONS SENDING EEI MESSAGES BY VOICE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN POWER GOES OUT AND YOU ONLY HAVE BATTERY BACKUP FOR THE RADIO AND NOTHING FOR THE COMPUTER. JUST REMEMBER THAT YOU WOULD SEND THE EEI MESSAGE BY VOICE AT WRITING SPEED AND NOT READING SPEED. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
DE NNN0VJN 026 R 261400Z MAR 2009 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI ONE PA ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE NNN0ASA VA NNN0ASZ GA NNN0ASI TWO PA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 03/09 1. THERE HAS BEEN A FEW ECOM EXERCISES THIS YEAR SO FAR. REGION THREE HAD A VERY GOOD ECOM EXERCISE WITH PARTICIPATION FROM ARMY MARS. QUITE A FEW THINGS WERE LEARNED AND A LOT OF TEAM WORK WAS DONE. 2. GOING OVER ALL THE EEI MESSAGES FROM THE EXERCISES, I DID FIND A FEW ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE GONE OVER WITH. OVERALL THE EEI MESSAGES THAT I READ WERE GOOD. 3. SOME OF THE ERRORS (REALLY MINOR MISTAKES) THAT I SAW HAD TO DO WITH THE DTG IN THE EEI MESSAGES. THE BEST WAY TO REMEMBER WHICH DTG IS WHICH IS THAT THE EARLIEST DTG IS IN PARAGRAPH 1A WHICH IS WHEN THE SITUATION OCCURED. THE NEXT DTG IS LOCATED IN PARAGRAPH 1G WHICH TELLS WHAT TIME YOU GOT THE INFORMATION FROM THE SOURCE. THE LATEST DTG IS ALWAYS THE DTG IN THE HEADING. ALWAYS CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT DTG IN WHERE IT BELONGS AND THERE ARE ONLY THREE (3) OF THEM. 4. BEFORE GETTING OFF THE SUBJECT OF DTG, THERE IS ONE MORE THING TO GO OVER. WHEN YOU RELEASE AN EEI UPDATE MESSAGE, THE UPDATED MESSAGE SHOULD CONTAIN THE DTG (IN PARAGRAPH 1A) EFFECTIVE FOR THAT MESSAGE ONLY. EACH EEI MESSAGE IS A STAND ALONE MESSAGE. THE EEI MESSAGES ARE LINKED TOGETHER BY THE USE OF "UPDATE NR ?". SO ON EEI UPDATE MESSAGES, PARAGRAPH 1A SHOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT DTG AND INFORMATION THAN WHAT WAS IN THE ORIGINAL EEI MESSAGE. 5. AS IN ALL MARS MESSAGES INCLUDING EEI MESSAGES, WE USE ONLY 69 CHARACTERS PER LINE. WE DON'T INDENT ANY LINES ANY MORE. ALL LINES START AT THE LEFT EDGE. 6. WATCH ABBREVIATIONS. YOU MAY KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN, BUT WILL OUR EEI CUSTOMERS. 7. REMEMBER WITH PERSONAL OBSERVATION THAT YOU NEED TO PUT IN YOUR CALLSIGN AND LOCATION (CITY AND STATE). 8. IF IT IS AN AREA OR REGION ECOM EXERCISE, DON'T USE NORTHEAST AREA OR REGION (ONE, TWO, OR THREE) IN PARAGRAPH 1. YOU NEED TO USE YOUR STATE. FOR EXAMPLE, NNY OR SNY WHOULD USE ONLY NY. YOU WOULD NOT USE MDE FOR SOMETHING IN MARYLAND. YOU WOULD USE MD. 9. REMEMBER WHEN SENDING EEI MESSAGES TO USE MY WINLINK ADDRESSS WHICH IS NNN-ASI02(AT)WINLINK.ORG. 10. IF YOU HAVE ANY ECOM OR EEI MESSAGE QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT NNN0ASI2(AT)NAVYMARS.ORG (ALL LOWER CASE). I WOULD BE GLAD TO HELP YOU OUT. 11. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
DE NNN0VJN 018 R 120530Z FEB 2009 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI TWO PA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 02/09 A. NORTHEAST AREA BCST 51/08 B. NORTHEAST AREA BCST 09/09 1. WE SHOULD ALL BE A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE WL2K AND SENDING ECOM AND EEI MESSAGES. 2. WITH WL2K, STATIONS HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE TO DO THE ROUTING WHICH WITH THE MDS, THE MULTI PROGRAM DID IT FOR US. 3. THE FOLLOWING ADDEES HAVE THEIR OWN WINLINK.ORG ADDRESS AND SHOULD BE USED FOR ALL ECOM MESSAGES: AAN3EEI AAN3EEI(AT)WINLINK.ORG NNN0ASA NNN0ASA(AT)WINLINK.ORG NNN0ASZ NNN0ASZ(AT)WINLINK.ORG NNN0ASI ONE NNN-ASI01(AT)WINLINK.ORG NNN0ASI TWO NNN-ASI02(AT)WINLINK.ORG 4. IF YOUR REGION DIRECTOR, REGION ECOM ASSISTANT, STATE DIRECTOR AND STATE ECOM ASSISTANT HAVE WINLINK.ORG ADDRESS, THEY SHOULD BE USED ALSO. IF THEY DON'T, THEN THE TRAFFIC NEEDS TO BE SENT TO THEIR RESPECTIVE STATE FOR THEIR STATE TRAFFIC REP TO DOWNLOAD AND SEND ON THE NETS. 5.WRT REF A, PARAGRAPH 4 STATES THAT EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY ZEN ALL MESSAGES TO NNN0ASI SNE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THAT MEANS THAT IN THE HEADING OF MESSAGES, "ZEN" SHOULD BE IN FRONT OF NNN0ASI SNE. 6. WRT REF B, ALL ADMIN AND ECOM MESSAGES (INCLUDING EEI REPORTS) GO TO NNN- ASI01(AT)WINLINK.ORG AND NOT TO NNN0ASI(AT) WINLINK.ORG. 7. IT IS CRITICAL THAT YOU INCLUDE THE EXTENSION "(AT)WINLINK.ORG" FOR NNN0ASA, NNN0ASZ, NNN0ASI ONE, AND NNN0ASI TWO BECAUSE THESE STATIONS ARE USING PACLINK WHICH REQUIRES "(AT) WINLINK.ORG". 8. AS ALWAYS, BE PREPARED FOR ANY ECOM SITUATION IN YOUR AREA. THAT IS OUR PRIMARY MISSION. 9. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
DE NNN0VJN 012 R 091830 FEB 2009 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASZ GA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 01/09 A. CHIEF, NAVMARCORMARS BCST 11/08 1. WRT TO REF A AND THE HELP FROM NNN0ASI ONE AND A FEW STATIONS, I AM ABLE TO RECEIVE MESSAGES ADDRESSED TO NNN-ASI02(AT)WINLINK. ORG VIA PACLINKMP. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE HELP IN GETTING PACLINKMP UP AND RUNNING. 2.ANY AND ALL ECOM MESSAGES ENTERED INTO THE WL2K SYSTEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO NNN-ASI02(AT)WINLINK.ORG AS OF THIS DATE. 3. REMEMBER TO MAKE THE CORRECTIONS IN YOUR ADDRESSES TO SHOW MY NEW WL2K ADDRESS. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL TAKE CARE OF MISSING ANY ECOM TRAFFIC. 4. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
DE NNN0VJN 100 R 141500Z DEC 2008 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE NNN0ASI ONE PA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 08/08 A. NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 07/08 1. IN REF A, I EXPLAIN THE MISTAKES IN AN EEI MESSAGE THAT I RECEIVED AND WHAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED. 2. SINCE THEN I HAVE SEEN A NEED TO GO OVER WHAT INFORMATION IS REQUIRED IN AN EEI MESSAGE. THERE ARE A LOT OF STATIONS THAT ARE NOT ON THE RIGHT PAGE. 3. HERE IS WHAT THE EEI MESSAGE CONTAINS DE NNN0??? 001 (YOUR CALL SIGN AND 3 DIGIT SERIAL NUMBER) O DDHHMMZ MON YEAR (THREE LETTERS FOR MONTH) FM NNN0 (YOUR CALL SIGN) (STATE) TO AAN3EEI VA (NOTHING ELSE) INFO NNN0ASA VA NNN0ASI SNE NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI TWO PA NNN0AS? (REGION DIRECTOR)(STATE) NNN0AS? TWO (REGION ECOM ASSISTANT) (STATE) NNN0G?? (YOUR STATE DIRECTOR)(STATE) NNN0G?? ONE (YOUR ASSISTANT STATE DIRECTOR)(STATE) NNN0G?? TWO (YOUR STATE ECOM ASSISTANT)(STATE) NNN0ASZ GA BT UNCLAS ACTUAL INCIDENT OR MARS EXERCISE (NOTHING MORE) SUBJ: EEI REPORT (FOR UPDATES CHANGE LINE TO READ "SUBJ: EEI REPORT UPDATE NR 1". INCREASE NUMBERS AS APPROPRIATE) 1. REF (EEI IDENTIFIER/STATE) (NOTHING MORE) A. SITUATION: INCIDENT AND LOCATION (WHAT, WHERE, AND TIME - ACCIDENT, INCIDENT: SPECIFIC LOCATION AND TIME OF OCCURRENCE) B. MEDICAL FACILITIES: STATUS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL FACILITIES: HOSPITALS/CLINICS - OPERATIONAL, DESTROYED, OR PARTIALLY DESTROYED; WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN THE AREA; ETC C. TRANSPORTATION: LOCAL TRANSPORTATION STATUS ACCESSIBILITY OF INVOLVED AREA: ROADS, BRIDGES, AIRPORTS, RAILWAYS OUT, ETC D. DAMAGED/INJURED: WHAT WAS DAMAGED; BUILDINGS, CARS, FACILITIES DESTROYED; NUMBER OF KNOWN INJURED; DESCRIBE DAMAGE OR IMPACT ON MAJOR STRUCTURES SUCH AS GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, SCHOOLS, RESIDENCES, FIRE STATIONS. INCLUDE LOCATION OF SHELTERS IF KNOWN. E. UTILITIES: AREA'S UTILITY STATUS; WITHOUT WATER, ELECTRICITY, OR PHONES. INDICATE WHETHER OPERATIONAL, DAMAGE, UNAVAILABLE, OR UNKNOWN. F. COMMUNICATIONS: LOCAL COMMUNICATIONS STATUS OF RADIO, TV, TELEPHONE, CABLE, ETC. IF UNAFFECTED, LIMITED, OR UNAVAILABLE, DAMAGED, OR UNKNOWN. G. SOURCE: SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND WHEN RECEIVED. PERSONAL OBSERVATION (MARS CALL SIGN AND LOCATION-CITY AND STATE). RADIO AND TV (CALL SIGN AND LOCATION-(CITY AND STATE)(CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES NOT NEEDED SINCE OUR EEI CUSTOMERS ARE LOOKING FOR THE SOURCE ONLY). IF DISASTER OFFICIAL INCLUDE NAME AND AGENCY (PHONE NUMBER NOT NEEDED) H. OTHER INFO: REMARKS AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION. IF NONE STATE "NONE". ACTUAL INCIDENT OR MARS EXERCISE (NOTHING MORE) BT NNNN 4. ALL MEMBERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO COPY THE ABOVE, PRINT IT OUT, AND KEEP IT NEAR THE THEIR RADIO STATION SO THAT THE INFORMATION IS RIGHT THERE TO PROPERLY FORMAT AN EEI MESSAGE. MEMBERS CAN CONTACT ME IF THEY CAN PRINT OUT THE INFORMATION AND I WILL GET ONE TO THEM. IF ANY MEMBER NEEDS FURTHER EXPLANATION OF THE EEI MESSAGES, THEY CAN CONTACT ME. 5. ONLY 65 CHARACTERS PER LINE IS REQUIRED IN ALL MARS MESSAGES. 6. REMEMBER THAT OUR EEI CUSTOMERS ARE MILITARY AND CIVILIANS, SO THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE TELLING THEM IN OUR EEI MESSAGES. 7. REMEMBER THAT ECOM IS OUR PRIMARY MISSION AND WE NEED TO DO TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES. 8. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
DE NNN0VJN 099 R 1311145Z DEC 2008 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE NNN0ASI ONE PA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 07/08 1. I RECENTLY RECEIVED AN EEI MESSAGE THAT DISTURBS ME. 2. THERE WERE MANY ERRORS IN THE EEI MESSAGE THAT SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN IF THERE MEMBER WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO MAKE SURE ALL THE FORMAT INFORMATION WAS CORRECT. 3. THE FOLLOWING WERE THE ERRORS I FOUND IN THE HEADING. THERE WAS SEVEN (7) DIGITS IN THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE MESSAGE. I HAVE NOT FOUND ANYWHERE IN THE NTP 8(D) THAT STATES MORE THAN 3 DIGITS FOR THE SERIAL NUMBER. THE "TO" LINE HAD "NNN0DOM VA". THAT WAS CHANGED MANY YEARS AGO. WHY THIS STATION STILL USED IT IS UNKNOWN. NNNOASI TWO IS IN PA NOT IN NJ. THAT HAS BEEN SINCE SEPTEMBER 2007. THERE WERE SEVERAL TYPO ERRORS THAT IF WE WERE STILL USING THE MDS, THE MESSAGE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PASSED. 4. I FOUND THESE ERRORS IN THE BODY. IN PARAGRAPH 1, IT SHOULD READ "1. REF WHITE BLANKET/CT". THERE WAS NO "REF". THERE WERE NO KEY SUBJECT WORDS IN ANY OF THE SUB-PARAGRAPHS WHICH WOULD MAKE THE EEI MESSAGE EASIER TO UNDERSTAND FOR OUR EEI CUSTOMERS. PARAGRAPH 1A DIDN'T HAVE A DAY-TIME-GROUP (DTG) AND REALLY DIDN'T GIVE WHAT THE SITUATION WAS. PARAGRAPH 1D HAD INFORMATION THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN IT. PARAGRAPH 1G DIDN'T HAVE A DTG, THERE WAS A GROUP OF NONSENSE RIGHT AFTER PERSONAL OBSERVATION AND IT LOOKED LIKE PARGRAPH 1H WAS PART OF 1G. PARAGRAPH 1H HAD THE SAME INFORMATION THAT WAS ALREADY STATED IN THE EEI MESSAGE. VERY LITTLE PERTINENT INFORMATION GIVEN. 5. THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR ALL MEMBERS TO CHECK OUT NNN0ASZ'S ECOM TIPS UP ON THE NATIONAL WEBSITE AND TO CHECK OUT THE NEAOPS GUIDE. WITH THE COMING OF WINTER AND POSSIBLE BAD WEATHER, WE NEED TO BE READY AND ABLE TO GIVE THE PROPER INFORMATION IN OUR EEI MESSAGES SO THAT OUR EEI CUSTOMERS CAN ACT ON THE INFORMATION. PLEASE PROOF READ YOUR EEI MESSAGES BEFORE SENDING SO THAT YOU HAVE EVERYTHING CORRECT AND THE PROPER INFORMATION IN THE RIGHT SUB-PARGRAPH. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. 6. ANY MEMBER CAN CONTACT ME AT NNN0ASI2(AT)NAVYMARS.ORG (ALL LOWER CASE) OR AT NNN0VJN(AT)WINLINK.ORG (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR ANY ECOM OR EEI HELP. 7. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
DE NNN0VJN 094 R 192015Z NOV 2008 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE NNN0ASI ONE PA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 06/08 1. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION OF A PROBLEM WITH SENDING ECOM MESSAGES THROUGH WL2K. THERE WAS AN ERROR IN THE WL2K CODE THAT CAUSED WL2K TO REJECT MESSAGES WITH THE SUBJECT LINE BEGINNING WITH //MARS O/. IT WAS A TYPO IN THE CODE AND HAS BEEN CORRECTED. 2. I HAVE SEEN IN A COUPLE OF EEI MESSAGES OTHER INFORMATION ON THE UNCLAS LINE. THE UNCLAS LINE SHOULD HAVE EITHER MARS EXERCISE OR ACTUAL INCIDENT. NOTHING ELSE. THE SAME FOR THE END OF MESSAGE. IT SHOULD BE EITHER MARS EXERCISE OR ACTUAL INCIDENT BEFORE THE FINAL "BT". 3. PARAGRAPH 1A SHOULD BE A BREIF EXPLANATION OF THE SITUATION. NO INFORMATION THAT WOULD GO INTO OTHER SUB-PARAGRAPHS SHOULD BE IN 1A. INFORMATION ON INJURED, ROAD PROBLEMS, DOWN LINES, OR OTHER INFO WOULD NOT GO IN 1A, BUT IN THEIR OWN SUB-PARGRAPH. DON'T FORGET THE DAY-TIME-GROUP (DTG). 4. DTG CONSISTS OF DAY, TIME (IN ZULU), MONTH, AND YEAR. SAYING A DAY AND TIME THIS DATE (192000Z THIS DATE) IS NOT A DTG. 5. THERE ARE THREE DTG IN EEI MESSAGES. ONE IN THE HEADING, ONE IN SUB-PARAGRAPH 1A AND 1G. THE BEST WAY TO REMEMBER IS THAT THE DTG IN 1A IS THE TIME OF THE SITUATION. THE DTG IN 1G IS THE TIME YOU GOT THE INFORMATION. DTG IN THE HEADING IS THE TIME YOU SEND THE MESSAGE. 6.WATCH THE LENGTH OF THE LINES. THE LINES SHOULD NOT BE MORE THAN 69 CHARACTERS. THAT GOES FOR ALL MARS MESSAGES AND NOT JUST EEI MESSAGES. 7. IT WOULD BENEFIT ALL MEMBERS TO LOOK OVER ALL THE ECOM TRAINING TIPS FROM NNN0ASZ. THEY CAN BE FOUND UP ON THE NATIONAL WEBSITE. 8. NORTHEAST NAVMARCORMARS: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
DE NNN0VJN 061 R 031400Z AUG 2008 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA NNN0ASZ GA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 05/08 1. I HAVE FINALLY SIFTED THROUGH ALL THE MESSAGES FROM THE NEA ECOM EXERCISE. 2. THERE WERE 26 STATIONS THAT PARTICIPATED WITH 41 EEI MESSAGES SENT. THERE WERE QUITE A FEW UPDATED EEI MESSAGES. 3. AS FAR I HAVE ONLY RECEIVED ONE AFTER ACTION REPORT. IT WAS CLEARLY STATED IN THE NEA BCST 59/07 THAT THISTA BE INCLUDED IN ALL ECOM RELATED MESSAGES. 4. THERE WAS ONE EEI MESSAGE FROM A TANGO. THERE IS A NEED TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO GET ALL TANGOS INVOLVED WITH ECOM. 5. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE MISTAKES I FOUND GOING THROUGH THE EEI MESSAGES. THERE IS A NEED FOR MORE EEI MESSAGE TRAINING AT THE STATE LEVEL. A. PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS-THERE IS A NEED TO PUT THE LOCATION (CITY AND STATE) IN AND NOT JUST CALL SIGN. B. MOST OF THE EEI MESSAGES USED THE KEY SUBJECT WORDS IN THE SUB-PARAGRAPHS. IF YOU START USING THEM, USE THEM THROUGHOUT THE MESSAGE. IF YOU NOT SURE OF THEM, THEY ARE IN THE NEAOPS GUIDE IN THE EXAMPLE AND FORMAT. C. DTG-THERE ARE THREE OF THEM. HEADING, PARA 1A, AND PARA 1G. I FOUND A FEW THAT WERE MISSING OR INCOMPLETE. D. ACCORDING TO THE NEA ECOM BCST 18/05, WE DON'T INDENT FOR EACH SUB-PARAGRAPH. E. PARA 1 SHOULD READ "REF (EEI IDENTIFIER)/STATE". NO COLON AND WE USE THE POSTAL STATES (PA, MA, CT, ETC) NOT MARS STATES (SNE, NNY, NNE, ETC). F. IF YOU SEND AN UPDATED EEI MESSAGE, THAT MEANS ALL DTG IN THE MESSAGES ARE NOT THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL. UPDATED EEI MESSAGE MEANS THAT THE INFORMATION HAS CHANGED. REFRAIN FROM USING "SAME" OR "AS BEFORE". ALL THAT DOES IS MAKE OUR EEI CUSTOMERS DIG THROUGH A LOT OF EEI MESSAGES TO FIND WHAT IT WAS BEFORE. THAT IS A LOT OF LOST TIME WHEN TIME IS VERY IMPORTANT. 6. THERE WERE A LOT MORE THAT I COULD GO OVER, BUT I WILL GO OVER EVERYTHING AGAIN ON THE NA1E ECOM TRAINING NETS. 7. REMINDER THAT THE NA1E NET IS NOW ON THE 2ND AND 4TH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 1900 LOCAL ON FREQUENCY NCN. 8. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
DE NNN0VJN 034 R 121540Z APR 2008 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 04/08 1. IT'S THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER FOR 2008 AND THERE ARE A FEW STATES THAT DIDN'T HAVE AN ECOM EXERCISE. 2. ACCORDING TO THE NTP 8(D) DRAFT, ANNEX D, PARAGRAPH D230, IT SAYS THAT STATES ARE REQUIRED TO HOLD AN ECOM EXERCISE EACH QUARTER. 3. IF STATES HAVE ANY PROBLEMS HOLDING AN ECOM EXERCISE, THE STATE DIRECTOR SHOULD SEE IF THE REGION ECOM ASSISTANT CAN HELP. MAYBE HOLD AN ECOM EXERCISE FOR THEIR WHOLE REGION SO THAT THE STATES THAT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS CAN PARTICIPATE. 4. I HAVE SEEN SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE DTG IN EEI MESSAGES. THE EARLIEST DTG IS IN PARAGRAPH 1A. THE NEXT ONE IS IN PARAGRAPH 1G. THE LATEST DTG IS ALWAYS IN THE HEADING. 5. DTG IN PARAGRAPH 1A IS NEVER THE SAME FOR AN UPDATE EEI REPORT. SINCE THIS IS UPDATED INFORMATION, THE DTG WILL CHANGE. 6. IN PARAGRAPH 1G, DON'T FORGET TO GIVE LOCATION (CITY AND STATE) FOR PERSONAL OBSERVATION. FREQUENCIES OR TV CHANNELS ARE NOT NECESSARY SINCE THE EVALUATORS OF OUR EEI MESSAGES ARE LOOKING FOR THE SOURCE OF THE INFORMATION. 7. KEEP REVIEWING ALL THE ECOM TRAINING TIPS THAT NNN0ASZ HAS UP ON THE NATIONAL WEBSITE UNDER ECOM. IT WILL KEEP THE ECOM INFORMATION FRESH IN YOUR MINDS. 8. THIS NORTHEAST ECOM BCST WAS SENT BY MDS AND WL2K SYSTEMS. 9. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0VJN 029 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 161500Z MAR 2008 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 03/08 1. THERE ARE ONLY BEEN A FEW STATIONS COMING ON BOARD THE NA1E NET THESE PAST FEW MONTHS. THIS SEEMS A LITTLE DISTRUBING SINCE OUR PRIMARY MISSION IS ECOM. 2. I HAVE BEEN ASKED A FEW TIMES TO CRITIQUE EEI MESSAGES FROM A STATE'S OR REGION'S ECOM EXERCISE. I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF SIMPLE MISTAKES THAT COULD BE CORRECTED WITH THE PARTICIPATION IN EITHER THE AREA'S ECOM TRAINING NET OR A STATE'S TRAINING NET. CONCERNING A STATE'S TRAINING NET, THAT IS A GOOD TIME FOR THE ECOM ASSISTANT TO GO OVER ECOM AND EEI MESSAGES. 4. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER NETS AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE NA1E NET IS HELD. I DON'T SEE WHY EITHER THE STATE'S TWO OR FOUR CAN'T MAKE THE AREA'S TRAINING NETS. THE NA1E NET IS ONLY TWO NETS A MONTH, THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY ON FREQUENCY NCN AT 1900 LOCAL. 5. I AM ALWAYS GETTING NEW INFORMATION FROM NNN0ASZ DUE TO A QUESTION FROM A MEMBER. I ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT THE INFORMATION I GET IS TOLD ON ALL THE AREA'S TRAINING NETS. 6. REMEMBER THAT OUR PRIMARY MISSION IS ECOM. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CUSTOMERS THAT GET OUR ACTUAL INCIDENT EEI MESSAGE GET THE CORRECT INFORMATION AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND. THAT IS WHY THE KEY WORDS ARE NOW PART OF EACH SUB-PARAGRAPH SO THAT ANYBODY CAN READ AND UNDERSTAND ANY EEI MESSAGE. 7. IF YOU HAVE ANY ECOM QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME BY EMAIL AT NNN0ASI2(AT)NAVYMARS.ORG (ALL LOWER CASE). 8. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0VJN 024 R 021459Z MAR 2008 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA BCST 02/08 1. THERE HAS BEEN A FEW WINTER STORMS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH THE NORTHEAST AREA SINCE THE START OF THE NEW YEAR. 2. THERE ONLY HAS BEEN A FEW EEI MESSAGES SENT DURING ALL THOSE WINTER STORMS REPORTING CONDITIONS. FROM WHAT I HEARD ON THE TV, I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE MORE EEI MESSAGES SENT. 3. STATE DIRECTORS: IN ADDITION TO COMPLETING YOUR QUARTERLY ECOM EXERCISES, BE SURE THAT YOUR TANGO MEMBERS RECEIVE THE NECESSARY TRAINING TO OUR PRIMARY MISSION WHICH IS ECOM SUPPORT. THIS IS THE TIME FOR ERRORS IF MADE AND NOT DURING AN ACTUAL INCIDENT. I ALWAYS LOOK FOWARD TO READING EEI REPORTS EITHER ACTUAL INCIDENT OR MARS EXERCISE REPORTS FROM ANY TANGO MEMBERS. 4. NNN0ASZ HAS ALL HIS ECOM TRAINING TIPS UP ON THE NATIONAL WEBSITE. REVIEW THESE TIPS OFTEN OR JUST DOWNLOAD THEM TO PRINT OUT. THE TRAINING TIPS WILL HELP TO PUT TOGETHER AN EEI MESSAGE WITHOUT MISTAKES. MISTAKES WILL CAUSE THE MULTI PROGRAM ON THE MDS TO HOLD ANY EEI MESSAGE WITH ERRORS WHICH WILL SLOW DOWN GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT. 5. REMEMBER THAT ANY AND ALL ECOM-RELATED MESSAGE MUST HAVE THISTA AS AN INFO ADDEE. 6. IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION ABOUT TROUBLE SENDING ACTUAL INCIDENT EEI MESSAGES BY EMAIL. I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT USING THE EEI MESSAGE GENERATOR ON THE NATIONAL WEBSITE. I AM TALKING ABOUT SENDING AN EEI MESSAGE BY EMAIL DIRECT. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH IT WHICH I BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF CHNAVMARCORMARS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY CHNAVMARCORMARS TO USE THE EEI MESSAGE GENERATOR UP ON THE NATIONAL WEBSITE UNTILS HE FINDS THE PROBLEM WITH THE EMAILING OF EEI MESSAGES. 7. NORTHEAST AREA:FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0VJN 003 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 061950Z JAN 2008 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 01/08 1. WINTER SEASON IS UPON US EVEN IF THE WEATHER DOES NOT SHOW IT. DON'T FORGET TO SUBMIT EEI REPORTS WHEN HEAVY SNOW, HEAVY ICE CONDITIONS, OR BLACK ICE IS IN YOUR AREAS. THE AGENCIES THAT RECEIVE OUR EEI MESSAGE MAY NEED THAT INFORMATION TO SEND OUT THE NEEDED HELP TO THOSE AREAS. DON'T FORGET THAT UPDATED EEI REPORTS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. 2. DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE NA1E ECOM TRAINING NET THAT IS HELD THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAYS EACH MONTH ON NCN AT 1900 LOCAL TIME. IF ANY NEW ECOM INFORMATION COMES UP, THERE IS WHERE YOU WILL FIND ALL THE UPDATED ECOM INFORMATION. THE TRAINING OF SENDING EEI MESSAGES OUT WITH ERRORS HAVE HELPED MANY MEMBERS IN LOOKING AND FINDING THESE ERRORS IN THEIR EEI MESSAGES. IT IS A GREAT TRAINING TOOL. 3. MAKE SURE THAT ALL ECOM RELATED EVENTS THAT THE AREA DIRECTOR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AND THE AREA ECOM ASSISTANT IS INCLUDED IN THE HEADING OF THE EEI REPORTS. DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE THE ADDRESS FOR NNN0ASI TWO FROM NJ TO PA. 4. THERE IS A NEED FOR MORE REGULAR AND TANGO MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ECOM EXERCISES. IF YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE ANY ERROR, DO IT DURING THE EXERCISES. THE MORE EXERCISES YOU PARTICIPATE IN, THE MORE COMFORTABLE YOU WILL BE COME PUTTING TOGETHER EEI MESSAGES. 5. REMEMBER THAT AN UNTRAINED OPERATOR BECOMES A LIABILITY. WHEN AN ACTUAL INCIDENT DOES OCCUR, IT'S TOO LATE TO START THE TRAINING PROCESS. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0VJN 126 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 221205Z NOV 2007 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 13/07 A. NORTHEAST AREA BCST 50/07. 1. IAW REF A, ALL TRAFFIC FOR NNN0ASI TWO GOES TO PA VICE NJ. 2. ALL MEMBERS NEED TO REMEMBER THIS SO THERE IS NO DELAY IN GETTING AN EEI MESSAGE TO THISTA. 3. IF MEMBERS HAVE A CHEAT SHEET FOR EEI MESSAGES ALREADY MADE UP, PLEASE MAKE THE CHANGE TO NNN0ASI TWO SO THAT IT'S DELIVERED TO THISTA. 4. YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS MATTER WILL BE APPRECIATED. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0VJN 125 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 171410Z NOV 2007 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 12/07 1. I WOULD LIKE ALL STATE AND REGIONS TO SEND ME A COPY OF THEIR ECOM PLAN. 2. ECOM PLANS CAN BE SENT TO ME BY EMAIL AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: NNN0ASI2(AT)NAVYMARS.ORG (ALL LOWER CASE). 3. I AM IN THE PLANING STAGE OF AN AREA ECOM EXERCISE WHICH I PLAN ON HAVING SOMETIME EARLY NEXT YEAR. 4. YOUR COOPERATION IN GETTING YOUR ECOM PLANS TO ME WILL BE APPRECIATED. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0VJN 118 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 061850Z OCT 2007 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 11/07 1. A "BRAVO ZULU" TO MDE, VA, AND WV FOR THEIR RECENT ECOM EXERCISE. MDE HAD A WEEK LONG EXERCISE. 2. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ECOM EXERCISES BEING HELD FOR THE LAST QUARTER OF 2007. WITH THE PREDICTION OF A NASTY WINTER, WE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING MOTHER NATURE THROWS AT US. 3. ALL STATIONS SHOULD TAKE THE TIME AND GO UP ONTO THE NATIONAL WEBSITE AND LOOK OVER NNN0ASZ ECOM TIPS. LOOKING OVER THESE TIPS WILL REFRESH YOUR MEMORY ON THE "DOS AND THE DON'TS" ON EEI MESSAGES. 4. A REMINDER THAT THE NA1E ECOM TRAINING NET IS NOW ON THE 2ND AND THE 4TH MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 1900 LOCAL ON FREQUENCY NCO. IF PROPAGATION IS NOT GOOD, I WILL HAVE TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER FREQUENCY. THIS NET IS IMPORTANT SINCE OUR PRIMARY MISSION IS ECOM. 5. PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR EEI MESSAGES WHEN YOU ORIGINATE ONE: A. NNN0ASI TWO PA VICE NJ B. THE ONLY TIME AAN3EEI GETS "ZEN" IS WHEN THE EEI MESSAGE WAS SENT BY EMAIL AND IS THEN PUT INTO THE MDS. SINCE EXERCISE EEI MESSAGES DON'T GET EMAILED, AAN3EEI DOESN'T GET "ZEN"IN EXERCISE EEI MESSAGES. C. IF THE SOURCE IS A RADIO/TV STATION, INCLUDE THE LOCATION (CITY AND STATE) OF THE STATION ALONG WITH THE CALL SIGN OF THE STATION.. THERE IS NO NEED TO PUT THE CHANNEL OR FREQUENCIES FOR THE TV/RADIO STATIONS, SCANNER, OR AN AMATEUR REPEATER. THE KEY HERE IS THAT OUR EEI CUSTOMERS ARE LOOKING FOR THE SOURCE OF THE INFORMATION. D. TRAFFIC REPS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO CHECK THE HEADING OF THE EEI MESSAGES AND ALL MESSAGES BEFORE PUT THEM INTO THE MDS. INCORRECT INFORMATION IN THE HEADING WILL DELAY THE MESSAGE. THE TRAFFIC REP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE TEXT OF THE MESSAGE. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0VJN 114 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 231740Z SEP 2007 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 10/07 1. AS OF 8 OCTOBER 2007, THE NA1E WILL RETURN TO THE 2ND AND 4TH MONDAYS OF THE MONTH AT 1900 LOCAL ON NCO. 2. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH PROPAGATION, I WILL HAVE TO CONTACT NNN0ASI THREE FOR ANOTHER FREQUENCY TO BE USED. 3. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0VJN 111 T NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA R 221111Z SEP 2007 FM NNN0ASI TWO PA TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 09/07 1. JUST A REMINDER TO CHANGE NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ASI TWO PA. 2. AS THE NEW ECOM ASSISTANT, I HAVE SEVERAL THINGS IN MIND TO DO IN THE FUTURE. ONE OF THEM IS THAT I AM PLANNING ON A NORTHEAST AREA ECOM EXERCISE. HOW I WANT TO DO IT IS STILL WORK IN PROGRESS. 3. ANOTHER IS THAT I WILL PROBABLY BE MOVING THE NA1E ECOM TRAINING NET BACK TO MONDAY NIGHTS LIKE IT WAS BEFORE. I WILL PUT OUT A BROADCAST TO INFORM ALL WHEN THAT WILL BE DONE. 4. IF ANY MEMBER HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ECOM OR EEI MESSAGES, I CAN BE CONTACT BY EMAIL AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: NNN0ASI2(AT)NAVYMARS.ORG (ALL LOWERCASE TEXT). I WOULD BE GLAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS SINCE ECOM IS OUR PRIMARY MISSION. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 008 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 101745Z AUG 2007 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 08-07 1. A REMINDER TO ALL STATIONS YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ACTIVATE COMCOM TO SUBMIT AN EEI REPORT RELATING TO AN ACTUAL INCIDENT. 2. CONTINUE TO REVIEW YOUR EEI IDENTIFIERS AND IF YOU LEARN OF AN ACTUAL INCIDENT RELATING TO THEM, SUBMIT AN EEI REPORT ALONG WITH UP-DATE REPORTS AS WARRENTED. 3. IF YOU PARTICIPATE ON EITHER ARMY AND OR AIR FORCE ECOM EXERCISES, YOU ARE REMINDED THAT THEIR PROCEDURES ARE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF NAVY-MARINE CORPS. THIS IS WHY ALL STATES AND REGIONS MUST PERFORM QUARTERLY ECOM EXCERSISES. THESE EXERCISES ARE TRAINING TOOLS FOR THE ACTUAL INCIDENT(S). 4. A 'BRAVO ZULU' TO REGION THREE FOR THEIR RECENT ECOM EXERCISE DURING THE 2ND QUARTER OF 2007. 5. CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE ON THE NA1C ECOM TRAINING NETS PROVIDED BY NNN0ASI FOUR PA. THIS IS THE TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS RELATING TO ECOM. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 007 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 301245Z MAY 2007 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 07-07 1. JUNE 1, 2007 STARTS THE BEGINING OF THE HURRICANE SEASON. ALTHOUGH HURRICANES BY NAME MAY NOT REACH THE NORTHEAST AREA UNTIL EARLY AUGUST, WE MUST BE PREPARED TO HANDLE ITS DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AS WELL AS LOSS OF LIFE TO MANY IN THE NORTHEAST AREA. 2. IT IS RECOMENDED TO ALL TO PARTICIPATE NOT ONLY IN THE ECOM TRAINING NETS OFFERED BY NNN0ASI FOUR PA, BUT ALSO PARTICIPATION IN SKYWARN TRAINING IN YOUR AREA(S). SKYWARN TRAINING IS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER BUREAU SERVICING YOUR AREA. 3. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 006 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 151245Z MAY 2007 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 06-07 1. A 'BRAVO ZULU' TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE ARMED FORCES CROSS-BAND COMMUNICATIONS TEST. 2. WITH THE RECENT FOREST FIRES REPORTED IN BOTH FLORIDA AS WELL AS CALIFORNIA, THIS IS A REMINDER TO ALL IN THE NORTHEAST AREA TO BE PREPARED FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES IN THE NORTHEAST AREA. IF YOU ARE AWARE OF FOREST FIRES OR MAJOR FIELD FIRES WHICH CLOSE DOWN MAJOR ROADS, AIRPORTS OR RAIL SYSTEMS, BE SURE TO SUNMIT EEI REPORTS USING SCORTCHED EARTH AS YOUR EEI IDENTIFIER. 3. RECENTLY I HAVE HEARED STATIONS SAYING ONLY EEIS' OF NATIONAL LEVEL ARE TO BE SUNMITTED. THIS IS FALSE. REVIEW YOUR EEI IDENTIFIERS AND IF YOU LEARN OF AN ACTUAL INCIDENT RELATING TO THAT IDENTIFIER SUBMITT AN EEI REPORT. 4. TO DATE I HAVE YET TO SEE A RESPONCE FROM NNN0ASZ GA QUESTIONING WHY AN EEI REPORT WAS SENT BY ANY STATION IN THE NORTHEAST AREA. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 005 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 201330Z APR 2007 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 05-07 A. NNN0GKB NNE 161705Z APR 2007 B. NNN0ASZ GA 182010Z APR 2007 1. I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK ALL STATIONS WHO PARTICIPATED DURING THE RECENT NOR'EASTER STORM WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES WITHIN THE NORTHEAST AREA. 2. A SPECIAL THANKS TO NNN0AUH FOR HIS COUNTLESS HOURS MANNING THE NA2E ECOM NET DURING THIS NOR'EASTER STORM. WELL DONE DEAN. 3. ALL REGIONS WITHIN THE NORTHEAST AREA ACTIVITATED COMCON TO PREPARE FOR THIS EVEBT. 4. THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR SUBMISSON OF EEI REPORTS RELATING TO THIS BOR'EASTER 2007 STORM : NNN0KTJ SNE NNN0VJN PA NNN0LNL NJ NNN0GKB NNE ALL EEI REPORTS WERE VERY WELL WRITTEN. 5. REF (B) ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF EEI REPORT FROM REF (A). THISTA IS NOT IN RECEIPT OF REF (A). ALL ACTUAL INCIDENT REPORTS SUBMITTED VIA E-MAIL MUST BE ENTERED INTO THE MDS FOR STATE, REGION, AND AREA OFFICIALS. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 004 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 031330Z APR 2007 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 04-07 1. A 'BRAVO ZULU' TO ALL STATES AND REGION THREE FOR THEIR RECENT ECOM EXERCISES DURING THE FIRST QUARTER FOR 2007. 2. I RECEIVED NO QUARTERLY ECOM EXERCISES FROM NEW JERSEY AND NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE FIRST QUARTER 2007. 3. THE FOLLOWING TIPS ARE RECOMMENDED WHEN SENDING EEI REPORTS AND SITUATION REPORTS: A. ALWAYS USE FULL CALL-SIGNS IN BOTH THE HEADINGS AS WELL AS THE TEXT OF THE MESSAGES. B. REMEMBER TO PROVIDE A FINAL SITUATION REPORT FOR BOTH AN ECOM EXERCISE AS WELL AS AN ACTUAL INCIDENT SHOULD YOU ACTIVITATE COMCOM. C. WHEN SUBMITTING UP DATE EEI REPORTS ONLY SHOW THE UP DATE NUMBER. THERE ARE NO FINAL UP DATE EEI REPORTS. 4. STATE TRAINING OFFICERS ARE RECOMMENDED TO PROVIDE CERTICIFICATES OF COMPLETATIONS TO MEMBERS PARTICIPATING DURING THESE VALUABLE NETS. PRESENTLY ONLY PA AND THE NORTHEAST AREA PROVIDE THESE. 5. CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE ON BOTH THE NA1C ECOM TRAINING NETS AND THE NA2E ECOM NETS. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. NT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 003 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 091410Z MAR 2007 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 03-07 1. A REMINDER TO ALL SET YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR SATURDAY NIGHT 10 MAR 2007. INADDITION YOU MAY HAVE TO MANUALLY RESET YOUR COMPUTOR(S) AS WELL. THIS IS BECAUSE MANY COMPUTORS ARE SET TO AUTOMATICALLY SET FOR PREVIOUS TIME CHANGES. CALLER ID SYSTEMS AND MOBILE PHONE SYSTEMS MAY BE EFFECTED AS WELL. 2. AS I HAVE SAID IN MANY ECOM BCSTS IT IS IMPORTANT TO USE THE DTG IN THE PROPER ORDER STARTING FROM THE EARLIEST TO THE LATEST DTG: (A) SUB PARA 1A (D) SUB PARA 1G (C) HEADING 3. ALWAYS USE FULL CALLSIGN IN THE ' DE LINE ' OF ALL MESSAGES INCLUDING EEI REPORTS. MANY ECOM EXERCISE MESSAGES RECEIVED WITH ABBREVIATED CALLSIGNS. 4. IF YOU ARE AWARE OF AN ACTUAL INCIDENT IN YOUR AREA, BE SURE TO SUBMIT AN EEI REPORT. DO NOT ASSUME THAT ARMY OR AIR FORCE MARS HAS SENT AN EEI REPORT FOR THAT SAME INCIDENT. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 002 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 061555Z FEB 2007 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 02-07 A. AF MARS EXERCISE OPERATION DEEP FREEZ '07 1. IRT (A) I URGE ALL STATIONS TO PARTICIPATE AND SEND MARS EXERCISE EEI REPORTS ALONG WITH UPDATE REPORTS RELATING TO OPERATION DEEP FREEZ '07. BE SURE TO SHOW DTG IN BOTH SUB. PARA 1A AS WELL AS 1G IN YOUR REPORTS. 2. RECENTLY THE NORTHEAST AREA HAS EXPERIENCED A SEVERE ARTIC FREEZ WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO WITH THE WIND SHILL FACTOR. THIS CAN RESULT IN BROKEN WATER MAIN SYSTEMS. IF YOU LEARN OF BROKEN WATER MAIN SYSTEMS IN YOUR AREA OR VIA MEDIA, BE SURE TO SUBMIT EEI REPORTS RELATING TO THIS. IN THIS CASE SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE A EEI IDENTIFIER RELATING TO BROKEN WATER MAIN SYSTEMS, USE PLAIN LANGUAGE. E.G. 1. REF BROKEN WATER MAIN SYSTEM/ YOUR STATE. 3. NECOS ARE NEED FOR THE NA2E ECOM NET WHICH OPERATES 24/7. IF INTERESTED CONTACT NNN0AUH. HIS E-MAIL ADDRESS IS: NNN0AUH (AT) NAVYMARS.ORG (ALL TEXT LOWER CASE). 4. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 001 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 191545Z JAN 2007 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 01-07 A. NORTHEAST AREA BCST 02/07 1. IRT PARA (A) I REMIND ALL TO PARTICIPATE AND LEARN MORE ON ECOM PROCEDURES PROVIDED ON THE NA1E ECOM NETS. THIS IS THE TIME TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING ECOM PROCEDURES. 2. NOW THAT THE WINTER SEASON IS HERE IT IS IMPORTANT TO SUBMIT EEI REPORTS RELATING TO EITHER HEAVY SNOW OR BLACK ICE IN YOUR AREAS. THIS INCLUDES UP DATED EEI REPORTS. 3. I AM PLEASED TO HERE THAT DEAN NNN0AUH NNY HAS TAKEN THE POSITION OF REGION TWO ECOM ASSISTANT. WELL DONE. 4. REGION AND STATE DIRECTORS ARE REMINDED TO INCLUDE THE AREA DIRECTOR AS WELL AS HIS ASSISTANT AND ECOM ASSISTANT FOR ALL ECOM RELATED ECOM EVENTS IN THE HEADING OF EEI REPORTS. 5. NNN0ASI FOUR PA HAS SENT TEST MESSAGES RELATING TO ECOM FOR STATIONS TO LOOK FOR POSSIBLE ERRORS. EXCELLENT TRAINING FOR TANGO MEMBERS AS WELL AS REGULAR MEMBERS. A REMINDER DO NOT USE THESE TEST MESSAGES FOR YOUR ECOM EXERCISES. 6. TANGO MEMBERS ARE REMINDED TO PARTICIPATE IN ECOM EXERCISES. IF YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE ERRORS, MAKE THEM DURING AN ECOM EXERCISE AND TRAINING NETS AND NOT DURING AN ACTUAL INCIDENT. 7. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 016 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 221550Z DEC 2006 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 16-06 A. CHFNAVMARCORMARS BCST 07-06 1. IRT PARA (A) REVIEW THIS MATERIAL AND 'SAVE IT'. 2. IMPLEMENTATION MESSAFES- ALL IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGES ARE TO BE ADDRESSED TO NNN0ASA VA ALONG WITH YOUR STATE, REGION, AND AREA DIRECTORS AS WELL AS YOUR STATE, REGION, AND AREA 'TWOS'. DO NOT ADDRESS AAN3EEI VA IN YOUR IMPLEMANTATION MESSAGE. 3. SITREP REPORTS- RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED BY TO SUNMIT A SUMMARY OF SITREP REPORTS. INORDER TO DO SO I REQUEST THE FOLLOWING: A. BE SURE TO INCLUDE A ' FINAL SITREP REPORT ' FOR YOUR MARS EXERCISE OR ACTUAL INCIDENT. B. IF YOU EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH PROGATION DURING YOUR EXERCISE OR ACTUAL INCIDENT, INCLUDE THIS IN YOUR FINAL SITREP REPORT. 4. SYOPS- I RECEIVED SEVERAL DUPLICATE MESSAGES DURING RECENT ECOM EXERCISES. REQUEST YOU CORRECT AND SEND ONE MESSAGE PER SERIAL NUMBER OF SENDER. 5. AS WE APPROACH THE HOLIDAYS I TAKE THIS TIME TO WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES HAPPINESS AND SAFETY WHEN ON THE ROADS. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 015 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 011405Z DEC 2006 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 15-06 1. THE HURRICANE SEASON HAS OFFICIALLY ENDED 30 NOV 2006 WITH NO HURRICANES TOUCHING THE MAINLAND OF UNITED STATES. 2. AS WE APPROACH THE WINTER SEASON WE CAN EXPECT HEAVY SNOWFALL IN MANY AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES. IF YOU ARE AWARE OF HEAVY SNOWFALL(S) IN YOUR AREA WHICH CLOSE MAJOR ROADWAYS OR AIRPORTS, BE SURE TO SUBMIT AN EEI REPORT USING 'WHITE BLANKET' AS THE IDENTIFIER. THIS INCLUDES AREAS WHICH ARE AFFECTED BY 'LAKE AFFECTED SNOW'. 3. BE SURE TO TAKE TIME TO WATCH THE ARMY-NAVY FOOTBALL GAME 02 BEC 2006. YOU CAN LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAMWORK AND HOW IT CAN APPLY TO OUR PRIMARY MISSION IN NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS WHICH IS ECOM SUPPORT. 4. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 014 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 071425Z OCT 2006 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 14-06 A. NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 01-05 1. FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2006 ALL STATES EXCEPT BORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND NEW JERSEY COMPLETED AN ECOM EXERCISE. 2. DURING THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2006 NNN0ASZ GA INADDITION TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ECOM EXERCISES HAS PROVIDED TRAINING TIPS FOR FUTURE ECOM EXERCISES. REVIEW THESE TRAINING TIPS NOT ONLY FOR ECOM EXERCISES, BUT INADDITION FOR ACTUAL EVENTS WHICH REQUIRE EEI REPORTS. 3. DAYTIME GROUP: BE SURE YOUR DTG SHOWS IN ZULU TIME IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER- SUB PARA 1A, 1G, HEADING. REMEMBER TO SHOW AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BETWEEN SUB PARA 1G AND HEADING. 4. HEADING: IF YOU ARE THE ORIGIONATOR OF AN EEI REPORT AND YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE CALLSIGN IS IN THE HEADING, BE SURE TO USE THE FOLLOWING, E.G ZEN/CALLSIGN STATE VS ZEN CALLSIGN STATE NOTE THE USE OF THE SLANT BAR. TAKE NOTE ALL NEA BCSTS SHOW ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA IN THE HEADING. 5. NOW THAT A FIFTEEN DAY ADVANCE NOTICE FOR ECOM EXERCISES ARE REQUIRED, YOU HAVE AMPLE TIME TO PREPARE YOUR EXERCISE MESSAGE(S) SHOWING THE PROPER HEADING AS WELL AS TEXT CONTENT. 6. I AM EMPRESSED TO SEE MANY UPDATE EEI MESSAGES DURING AN ECOM EXERCISE BY STATES PERFORMING THEIR ECOM EXERCISES. 7. IRT PARA(A) THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ECOM FOR THE THIRD QUARTER 2006: A. STATES: NORTHERN NEW YORK, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA B. REGION: THREE C. REGULAR MEMBERS: NNN0AUH NNY, NNN0BCI VA, NNN0VJN PA D. TANGO MEMBERS: NONE 8. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 013 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 261315Z SEP 2006 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 13-06 1. A 'BRACO ZULU' TO ALL NEA STATIONS RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR 2006 ACTIVITIES AT THE NEA CONFERENCE IN NEWPORT NEWS, VA. 2. HURRICANE SEASON 2006: UP TO NOW MOST SEVERE STORMS HAVE ARRIVED AS FAR WEST AS BERMUDA AND TURNED INTO A NORTHEAST DIRECTION INTO THE ATLANTIC. REMEMBER WE ARE STILL IN THE HURRICANE SEASON AND ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. BE PREPARED FOR THE UNEXPECTED. 3. ALL STATE, REGION, AND AREA DIRECTORS ARE TO REVIEW CAREFULLY THE ECOM TRAINING TIP NR 10 SENT OUT BY NNNOASZ GA. THIS IS WELL WRITTEN AND POINTS OUT TO THE IMPORTANCE OF CONDUCTING STATE, REGION, AND AREA ECOM EXERCISES AS WELL AS JOINT ECOM EXERCISES WITH ARMY AND AIRFORCE. TAKE NOTE THE FIFTEEN DAY ADVANCE NOTIFICATION AS WELL AS NOTIFICATION TO NNN0ASA VA, AND NNN0ASZ GA FOR ECOM EXERCISES. 4. FEMA EXERCISES: AS POINTED OUT IN THE NOTIFICATION OF A FEMA EXERCISE, YOU NEED ONLY GIVE YOUR MARS CALLSIGN AND ZIP-CODE ONE TIME AND NO MORE. IF YOU CHECK INTO MORE THAN ONE NET ON THE DAY OF THE FENA EXERCISE, ADVISE NET CONTROL YOU HAVE GIVEN YOUR ZIP-CODE ON A PREVIOUS NET. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
PP NOASI DE NNN0LNL 012 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA P 010330Z SEP 2006 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 12-06 1. TROPICAL SRORM ERNESTO - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) SHOWS ERNESTO MOVING NNE AT 10 MPH WITH WINDS UP TO 70 MPH. THE 'EYE' OF ERNESTO IS EXPECTED TO HIT CIRGINIA BY THE MORNING OF 01 SEP 2006 AND MOVR NNE INTO MD, PA AND NEW YORK STATE. LOCAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED WITH RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN TWO AND EIGHT INCHES IN SOME AREAS. 2. ALL STATIONS ARE REMINDED TO ASSIST BY SENDING EEI REPORTS. IF IT IS NECESSARY TO ACTIVATE COMCON 0, DO SO. OTHERWISE SUBMIT EEI REPORTS IF YOUR LOCAL AREA IS AFFECTED BY THIS TROPICAL STORM. 3. MONITOR THE ECOM FREQUENCIES AS WELL AND BE PREPARED TO ASSIST. 4. NORTH EAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 011 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 271215Z JUL 2006 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 11-06 1. RECENTLY THE NORTHEAST AREA HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING MAJOR POWER OUTAGES RESULTING FROM THE RECENT HIGH TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH THE HUMIDITY FACTOR. BOTH BUSINESSESSES AS WELL AS RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN EFFECTED. 2. WHEN LEAVING YOUR RESIDENCE OR PLACE OF BUSINESS, BE SURE TO TURN OFF YOUR AIR-CONDITIONER(S). KEEP YOUR ELECTRICAL POWER AT A MINIMUM. DOING SO CAN REDUCE MAJOR POWER OUTAGES. 3. IF YOU LEARN OF A MAJOR POWER OUTAGE, BE SURE TO SEND EEI REPORT ALONG WITH UPDATE REPORTS USUNG THE EEI INENTIFIER ' DARK DAY '. 4. A MAJOR POWER OUTAGE IS DEFINED AS A LENGTHLY PERIOD OF OUTAGE WHICH NOT ONLY CLOSES BUSINESSES BUT ALSO CAN DESTROY MEAT, DAIRY, AND FROZEN FOODS. INADDITION RED-CROSS CHAPTERS MAY BE NEEDED TO ASSIST IN PROVIDIING SHELTERS AND MEALS TO RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY POWER OUTAGES. TRAFFIC CONTROLED LIGHTING IS ALSO EFFECTED RESULTING IN INCREASED POLICE MANPOWER TO KEEP TRAFFIC MOVING SAFELY. 5. A REMINDER TO ALL, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ACTIVITATE COMCON TO SEND EEI REPORTS. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 010 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 061215Z JUL 2006 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 10-06 A. NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 01-05 B. CMB 05-06 1. REF B SHOWS THE CURRENT PROCEDURES WHEN SUBMITTING EEI REPORTS OF ACTUAL INCIDENTS. INADDITION TO THE NEW E-MAIL PROCEDURES, TAKE NOTE THE ' TO LINE ' IN YOUR EEI REPORT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO READ ' TO AAN3EEI VA ' . PLEASE MAKE THIS CHANGE IN THE HEADING OF YOUR EEI REPORTS BEFORE ENTERING THEM INTO THE MDS. 2. I HAVE REVIEWED BOTH ECOM EXERCISES AS WELL AS OUR GRECIAN FIREBOLT 2006 EXERCISES. MANY INCLUDED UPDATE EEI REPORTS. I RECEIVED NO EXERCISE REPORTS FROM TANGO MEMBERS. ONCE AGAIN IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE STATE DIRECTORS TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION BY TANGO MEMBERS. THE ERRORS IN THE EXERCISES WERE THE USE OF ABBREVIATED CALL-SIGNS IN THE HEADING AS WELL AS A LACK OF DYG IN EITHER SUB-PARA 1A OR 1G OF THE EEI REPORT. THE LINE FOLLOWING SUB PARA 1H IN YOUR EEI REPORT SHALL READ ACTUAL INCIDENT OR MARS RXERCISE. THERE WERE SOME SHOWING 'BT ' FOLLOWED BY MARS EXERCISE. 3. IRT PARA A THE FOLLOWING ARE TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN ECOM FOR THE 2ND QUARTER 2006: STATE: PENNSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA, NORTHERN NEW YORK, MARYLAND/DELAWARE. REGIONS: THREE, TWO REGULAR STATIONS: NNN0VJN PA, NNN0ZWR PA, NNN0BCI VA, NNN0AUH NNY, NNN0FWZ NNY TANGO STATION: NNN0LOZ/T SNE 4. I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE EEI REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATIONS RELATING TO THE RECENT STORMS CAUSING HEAVY FLOODING AND PROPERTY DAMAGES IN PENNSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA, NEW YORK, AND MARYLAND/DELAWRE. MANY INCLUDED UPDATED EEI REPORTS AS WELL. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. 5. NOTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 009 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 291315Z JUN 2006 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 09-06 1. SEVERE STORMS HAVE RESULTED IN BOTH FLOODING AS WELL AS PROPERTY DAMAGES TO MANY IN AREAS OF PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, MARYLAND, D.C., NEW JERSEY, AND NEW YORK. 2. OFFICIALS IN STATES LISTED ABOVE HAVE INSTRUCTED FAMILIES TO RELOCATE TO SHELTERS DURING THIS SEVERE FLOODING. IF YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO EVACUATE, DO JUST THAT. 3. NAVMARCORMARS STATIONS NOT AFFECTED BY THE SEVERE FLOODING ARE TO ASSIST BY PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING EEI REPORTS. THIS INCLUDES PARTICIPATING ON THE NA2E ECOM NET WHICH OPERATES 24/7 ON THE NATIONAL ECOM FREQUENCIES. REMEMBER ECOM IS A TEAM EFFORT BY ALL AND NOT JUST BY THE STATE, REGION, OR AREA ECOM ASSISTANTS. 4. I HAVE RECEIVED EXCELLENT EEI REPORTS TO BATE FROM PA, MDE, AND VA RELATING TO THE RECENT STORM. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. NT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 008 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 301305Z MAY 2006 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 08-06 1. THE HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS JUNE 1, 2006 WITH THE FOLLOWING FACTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI FL: A. 13 - 16 NAMED STORMS B. 8 - 10 HURRICANES C. 4 - 6 MAJOR STORMS (HURRICANES) NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THESE STORMS WHICH ARE FORCASTED FOR THE ENTIRE ATLANTIC COASTAL AREA. BE SURE TO HAVE AN ECOM EXERCISE IN YOUR STATE RELATING TO THE EEI IDENTIFIER ' HOWLING WIND '. 2. RECENTLY I RECEIVED TWO EEI REPORTS RELATING TO SEVERE FLOODING IN THE NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AREA. THE ONLY INFO MISSING FROM BOTH EEI REPORTS WAS THE DTG IN SUB-PARA 1A AND 1G. ANOTHER REASON FOR ECOM EXERCISES. 3. A REMINDER TO ALL, ECOM COMMUNICATIONS ARE A TEAM EFFORT. I DO NOT EXPECT TO RECEIVE EEI REPORTS ONLY FROM THE ECOM ASSISTANTS. 4. I CONTINUE TO RECEIVE EXCELLENT EEI REPORTS OF ACTUAL INCIDENTS FROM TANGO MEMBERS FROM SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. 5. CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE ON THE NA1E ECOM TRAINING NETS. THIS IS THE TIME TO RAISE ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS RELATING TO OUR PRIMARY MISSION WHICH IS ECOM SUPPORT. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO ASK YOUR ECOM ASSISTANT ANY QUESTIONS RELATING TO ECOM DURING YOUR REGULAR TRAFFIC NETS AS WELL AS TRAINING NETS. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 007 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 021415Z MAY 2006 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 07-06 A. CHFNAVMARCORMARS BCST 04-06 1. REF A SHOWS NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR ALL EEI REPORTS FOR ACTUAL EVENTS. UNTIL FURTHER CHANGES ARE MADE BY CHFNAVMARCORMARS CONTINUE TO USE PROCEDURES SHOWN IN REF A. 2. A REMINDER TO ALL INCLUDING SYOPS ONLY EEI REPORTS RELATING TO ACTUAL EVENTS AND NOT MARS EXERCISES ARE TO BE SENT VIA E-MAIL. 3. RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN A LACK OF RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN MANY AREAS. THIS CAN RESULT IN BRUSH FIRES WHICH CAN DO PROPERTY DAMAGES AS WELL AS CLOSE DOWN MANY MAJOR ROADWAYS AS WELL AS AIRPORTS AND RAILWAYS. IF YOU LEARN OF BRUSH FIRES IN YOUR AREA BE SURE TO SUBMIT EEI REPORTS AS WELL AS UPDATES. RECENTLY I RECEIVED EXCELLENT REPORTS FROM NNN0BCI VA PERTAINING TO SUCH FIRES. THE EEI IDENTIFIER IS ' SCHORCHED EARTH '. 4. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOGCP DE NNN0LNL 006 R 191525Z APR 2006 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 06-06 1. RECENTLY THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TORNADOS REPORTED IN THE CENTRAL STATES CAUSING LOSS OF LIFE AS WELL AS PROPERTY. THIS IS A RESULT OF BOTH COLD AND WARM FRONTS ALONG WITH SEVERE WINDS MEETING EACH OTHER. IN THE NORTHEAST AREA TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN WEST VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA, AND PENNSYLVANIA. IF YOU LEARN OF A REPORT OF A TORNADO IN YOUR AREA, SUBMIT EEI REPORTS USING ' VIOLENT TWISTER ' AS YOUR EEI IDENTIFER. IF PROPERTY DAMAGE IS A RESULT OF STRONG WINDS, USE THE EEI IDENTIFER ' MIGHTY WINDS '. 2. STATE DIRECTORS: WITH THE SECOND QUARTER NOW STARTING I URGE YOU TO COMPLETE YOUR ECOM EXERCISE. THIS THE TIME FOR ANY ERRORS TO BE MADE AND NOT DURING AN ACTUAL INCIDENT. THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR TANGO MEMBERS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN OUR PRIMARY MISSON WHICH IS ECOM SUPPORT. 3. THE FOLLOWING TRAINING TIPS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR FUTURE EEI REPORTS: A. BE SURE TO COMPLETE ALL SUB PARAGRAPHS IN YOUR EEI REPORT(S). B. USE 'ZULU' AND NOT LOCAL TIME IN ALL EEI REPORTS. ON THE SUBJECT OF THE USE OF ZULU TIME IN YOUR EEI REPORTS, THE EARLIEST DTG IN YOUR EEI REPORT IS SUB PARAGRAPH 1A FOLLOWED NEXT BY SUB PARAGRAPH 1G. THE DTG IN YOUR HEADING WILL ALWAYS BE THE LATEST DTG. C. READ CAREFULLY WHAT IS ASKED FOR IN THE SUB PARAGRAPHS OF AN EEI REPORT. E.G. SUB PARAGRAPH 1D IS EITHER UNKNOWN, N/A, OR INFO RELATED TO INCIDENT, AND NOT OPERATIONAL. 4. NA2E NET: I ENCOURAGE ALL TO PARTICIPATE ON THIS 24/7 NET TO ASSIST IN THE MOVEMENT OF EEI TRAFFIC SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. BE SURE TO ADD THIS PARTICIPATION TIME TO YOUR MONTHLY PARTICIPATION REPORT. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 005 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 011645Z APR 2006 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 05-06 A. NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 01-05 1. REF A THE FOLLOWING ARE TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR IN ECOM SUPPORT: STATE: SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND REGION: THREE MEMBERS: NNN0KTT VA, NNN0BCI VA, NNN0KTJ SNE, NNN0AUH NNY, NNN0KSE NNY. TANGOS: NNN0HAL/T SNE, NNN0LOZ/T SNE. 2. DURING THE FIRST QUARTER MOST STATIONS EXPERIENCED SEVERE PROBIGATION CONDITIONS ON HF ESPECIALLY DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ANOTHER REASON FOR ALL STATES TO HAVE THE USE OF VHF REPEATERS. 3. NA2E ECOM NET: I ENCOURAGE ALL TO PARTICIPATE ON THIS 24/7 NET. YOU CAN BRING EEI REPORTS TO THIS NET AS WELL AS DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO ECOM. 4. NA1E ECOM TRAINING: THIS NET OPERATES ON THE 1ST AND 4TH MONDAYS OF EACH MONTH AT 1900(LOCAL TIME). NNN0ASI TWO FOUR PA AS WELL AS NNN0ASI FOUR SNE PROVIDE ECOM TRAINING AND ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS RELATED TO ECOM. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS TRAINING. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 004 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 280245Z MAR 2006 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 04-06 1. A ' WELL DONE ' TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN YOUR RECENT ECOM EXERCISES. THIS THE WAY TO CORRECT ANY MISTAKES BEFORE AN ACTUAL INCIDENT. 2. IT WAS GOOD TO SEE TANGO MEMBERS SUBMIT EEI MESSAGES BOTH EXERCISE AS WELL AS ACTUAL INCIDENT. THIS SHOWS THE INTEREST TO OUR MEMBERS OF OUR PRIMARY MISSION IN NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS WHICH IS ECOM SUPPORT. 3. DURING THE EARLY SPRING SEASON WINDS MAY EXCEED THIRTY MILES PER HOUR. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ANNOUNCE A FIRE ALERT FOR MANY AREAS . IF YOU OBSERVE OR LEARN OF A FIELD FIRE VIA RADIO OR TV, SUBMIT EEI REPORTS USING THE EEI IDENTIFIER 'SCORTCHED EARTH'. 4. DTG: I NOTED THAT MANY EEI REPORTS DID NOT SHOW DTG IN SUB-PARA 1(A) OR (1G). IT IS IMPORTANT TO SHOW THE DTG IN THESE SUB-PARAGRAPHS OF YOUR EEI REPORT. SUB-PARA 1(A) THE EARLIEST SUB-PARA 1(G) THE LATER DTG IN THE HEADING IS ALWAYS THE LATEST. ALL DTG ARE TO BE IN ZULU TIME. IF YOU HAVE UP DATE EEI REPORTS ALWAYS USE THE DTG SHOWN IN SUB-PARA (1A) OF YOUR ORIGIONAL EEI REPORT. DTG FOR 1(G) AS WELL AS THE DTG FOR THE HEADING CHANGE FOR UP DATE EEI REPORTS. IF YOU SUBMIT EEI REPORTS TO DOMS VIA E-MAIL AND CANNOT CONNECT TO YOUR MDS DUE TO PROBIGATION CONDITIONS, REMEMBER THAT AS LONG AS YOU 'ZEN' THE TO LINE WHICH IS NNN0DOM VA DOMS HAS A COPY OF YOUR EEI REPORT. THE DTG IN YOUR EEI REPORT REMAINS THE SAME WHEN IT IS ENTERED INTO THE MDS. E.G. TO ZEN/NNN0DOM VA. ONLY EEI REPORTS OF ACTUAL INCIDENTS ARE TO BE E-MAILED TO DOMS. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNN -- End of msg 2427 --Return to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 003 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 171345Z FEB 2006 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 03-06 1. A 'BRAVO ZULU' TO ALL STATIONS WHO SUBMITTED EEI REPORTS RELATING TO THE BLIZZARD OF 2006. WELL DONE BY ALL. 2. REGION THREE WILL BE CONDUCTIMG AN ECOM EXERCISE 18 FEB 2006. I ENCOURAGE ALL REGION THREE STATIONS INCLUDING TANGO MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE AND SUBMIT EEI MARS EXERCISE MESSAGES. 3. HURRICANE KATRINA: RECENTLY CNN HAS PUBLISHED A SOFT COVER BOOK INCLUDING PHOTOS DAY BY DAY DURING AND AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA DESTROYED PROPERTIES IN THE GULF COAST. THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN MOST LIBRARIES IN ITS REFRENCE SECTION AS WELL AS MOST BOOK STORES. 4. A REMINDER TO ALL, YOU MAY BRING TO YOUR TRAFFIC NET AN EEI REPORT FOR AN ACTUAL INCIDENT. YOU CAN SEND IT EITHER DIGITAL OR SSB. IF YOU SEND IT SSB BE SURE TO SEND IT AT WRITING SPEED TO THE TRAFFIC REP FOR ACCURACY. 5. IF YOU SEND AN EEI REPORT TO DOMS VIA E-MAIL BE SURE TO SHOW THE TO LINE AS 'TO ZEN/NNN0DOM VA' IN THE MSG WHEN BEING ENTERED INTO THE MDS. IN THIS CASE DO NOT CHANGE THE DTG NOR THE TEXT OF THE EEI REPORT. IT MUST BE THE SAME AS THE EEI REPORT SENT TO DOMS VIA E-MAIL. REMEMBER ONLY ACTUAL INCIDENTS AND NOT MARS EXERCISES ARE TO BE SENT TO DOMS VIA E-MAIL. 6. EVERY QUARTER OUR NATIONAL ECOM ASSISTANT PUTS OUT TRAINING TIPS FOR AREA, REGION, AND STATE DIRECTORS AS WELL AS THEIR ECOM ASSISTANTS. REVIEW THESE VALUABLE TRAINING TIPS AND ASSIST YOUR MEMBERS INCLUDING TANGOS. 7. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 002 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 311515Z JAN 2006 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 02-06 1. PARAGRAPH 1 IN YOUR EEI REPORTS SHOULD ALWAYS READ AS FOLLOWS: REF EEI IHENTIFIER/STATE VS REF: EEI IDENTIFIER/STATE E.G. REF WHITE BLANKET/VT VS REF: WHITE BLANKET/NNE. NOTE THE INDIVIDUAL STATE VS OVERALL COVERAGE FOR VT. 2. DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2006 I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL OUTSTANDING EEI REPORTS RELATING TO BLOCKED LANE IN CT AS WELL AS WEATHER RELATED EEI REPORTS IN PA AND SNE. 3. IF YOU HAVE READ MY PREVIOUS ECOM BCSTS RELATING TO SUB-PARA 1G, YOU HAVE NOTED THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT ONLY PROVIDING THE FULL DTG IN ZULU TIME BUT IN ADDITION THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION. THERE WERE TWO MAJOR COAL MINE DISASTERS IN WEST VIRGINIA IN JAN 2006. I RECEIVED NO EEI REPORTS FROM WEST VIRGINIA RELATING TO THESE DISASTERS. LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS COVERING WEST VIRGINIA CAN PROVIDE THE ' MISSING PIECE' OF INFO NOT COVERED BY CNN. INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICES 'ARES' CAN BE OF IMPORTANCE FOR YOUR EEI REPORT(S). MAKE USE OF THESE SOURCES. 4. NA2E NET: I ENCOURAGE ALL TO PARTICIPATE AND BE PREPARED TO ASSIST IN THE MOVEMENT OF EEI TRAFFIC. REMEMBER ECOM SUPPORT IS OUR PRIMARY MISSION. 5. STATE DIRECTORS: IN ADDITION TO COMPLETING YOUR QUARTLEY ECOM EXERCISES, BE SURE THAT YOUR TANGO MEMBERS RECEIVE THE NECESSARY TRAINING TO OUR PRIMARY MISSION WHICH IS ECOM SUPPORT. THIS IS THE TIME FOR ERRORS IF MADE AND NOT DURING AN ACTUAL INCIDENT. I AM LOOKING FOWARD TO READING EEI REPORTS EITHER ACTUAL INCIDENT OR MARS EXERCISE REPORTS FROM YOUR TANGO MEMBERS. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 001 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 081715Z JAN 2006 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 01-06 A. NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 01-05 1. DURING THE YEAR 2005 THERE WERE MANY CHANGES MADE TO IMPROVE ECOM REPORTS AS WELL AS NEW TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE SUBMITTING OF EEI REPORTS: A. INDENTING EACH SUB PARAGRAPH OF AN EEI REPORT IS NO LONGER REQUIRED. B. THE USE OF FULL YEAR IN DTG IS IN USE AND HAS BEEN APPLIED TO ALL EEI REPORTS BOTH ACTUAL AS WELL AS EXERCISE. C. IN MANY CASES THE USE OF MT63 IS USED WHEN SUBMITTING EEI REPORTS. 2. I AM LOOKING FOR THE FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR 2006: A. ECOM EXERCISES FROM ALL STATES EACH QUARTER. B. INCREASED PARTICIPATION BY TANGO MEMBERS IN ECOM. 3. IF YOU HAVE AN ASSISTANT TO YOUR ECOM ASSISTANT, BE SURE TO SHOW HIS/HER STAFF CALL SIGN IN THE HEADING OF YOUR EEI REPORTS ALONG WITH THE STAFF CALL SIGN OF YOUR ECOM ASSISTANT. 4. A 'BRAVO ZULU' TO MDE FOR THEIR RECENT ECOM EXERCISE. 5. IRT PARA A THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOGNIZED FOR ECOM ACTIVITIES DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER 2005: STATE: PENNSYLVANIA, MDE REGION: THREE MEMBERS: NNN0QAW SNY, NNN0VJN PA, NNN0AUH NNY, NNN0FJK SNE, NNN0KTJ SNE, NNN0BCI VA TANGO MEMBERS: NONE 6. IF YOU SUBMIT EEI REPORTS OF ACTUAL INCIDENTS TO DOMS VIA E-MAIL, BE SURE TO ENTER THOSE EEI REPORTS INTO THE MDS. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOAE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 021 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 051510Z DEC 2005 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 21-05 1. NOW THAT THE HURRICANE SEASON HAS ENDED IT IS TIME TO PREPARE FOR UP COMING SNOW STORMS AS WELL AS ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. IF YOU ARE AWARE OF HEAVY SNOWFALL OR ICY ROADS BE SURE TO SUBMIT EEI REPORTS. 2. HIGHWAY CONTRACTS - MANY CONTRACTORS ARE NOW EQUIPTED TO WORK ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS DURING NIGHT TIME HOURS WHEN PASSENGER TRAFFIC IS LIGHT IN VOLUME. COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC FOR THE MOST PART OPERATES DURING THE NIGHT TIME HOURS. CONTRACTORS SECURE THEIR SIGHTS BEFORE THE MORNING RUSH HOURS. AS A RESULT THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC IS SAFER. 3. NA1E NET - I ENCOURAGE ALL STATIONS TO PARTICIPATE ON THIS NET. THIS INCLUDES TANGO MEMBERS AS WELL. THIS LIKE ECOM EXERCISES IS THE TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS RELATING TO ECOM. 4. NA2E NET - I AM SEEING A GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN PARTICIPATION BY ALL STATES. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. 5. A 'BRAVO ZULU' TO THE NAVY'S MID-SHIPMEN DURING THE ARMY - NAVY 2005 FOOTBALL GAME. TEAMWORK BY BOTH DEFENCE AS WELL AS OFFENCE MADE THE DIFFERENCE. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 020 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 231815Z NOV 2005 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 20-05 1. A ' BRAVO ZULU ' TO PENNSYLVANIA AS WELL AS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND FOR THEIR RECENT ECOM EXERCISES. 2. A SPECIAL WELL DONE BY NNN0AS3 TWO PA AS WELL AS NNN0GCP TWO PA WITH THEIR CRITIQUE REPORTS TO MEMBERS IN PENNSYLVANIA. I WILL ADD THE FOLLOWING TIPS AS WELL: A. LINE ONE IN AN EEI REPORT SHOULD READ AS FOLLOWS: REF EEI IDENTIFIER/STATE. MANY EEI REPORTS LEFT OUT THE STATE IN LINE ONE. B. SITREP REPORTS - YOU ARE REMINDED ONCE AGAIN THE LAST SITREP REPORT IS YOUR FINAL REPORT AND SHOULD BE LISTED SITREP FINAL ON YOUR UNCLAS LINE. 3. IF YOU LEARN OF ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO ICY OR HEAVY SNOWFALL BE SURE TO SUBMIT EEI REPORTS. WHAT MAY NOT BE OF IMPORTANCE TO YOU MAY INFACT BE OF IMPORTANCE TO DOMS. 4. A REMINDER TO ALL 03 DEC 2005 IS THE DATE FOR THE ARMY - NAVY FOOTBALL GAME TAKE TIME OUT TO LEARN BOTH TEAM WORK AS WELL AS SPORTSMANSHIP PERFORMED BY BOTH TEAMS. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 019 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 101435Z NOV 2005 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 19-05 1. NOVEMBER 10, 2005 MARKS THE 230TH BIRTHDAY FOR THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. SEVERAL MARINES HAVE MADE AND CONTINUE TO MAKE SACRIFICES INORDER THAT WE CONTINUE TO LIVE WITH THE FREEDOMS WE ENJOY TODAY. 2. FROM AN ECOM PROSPECT, LET'S BREAK DOWN 230 AS IT RELATES TO ECOM.. A. TWO - THE CALL FIGURE FOR ALL ECOM ASSISTANTS AT STATE, REGION, AND AREA LEVELS. B. THREE - THE NUMBER OF YEARS YOU MUST RETAIN YOU EEI REPORTS FOR ACTUAL INCIDENTS. C. ZERO - COMCON LEVEL DESCRIBED AS AN EMERGENCY OR DISASTER SITUATION EXISTS. 2. DURING THE HURRICANE SEASON WE LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION BY ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. ONE PERSON CANNOT RUN THE ENTIRE OPERATION AS WAS LEARNED IN THE GULF COAST. 3. WITH THE SNOW SEASON APPROACHING US I ENCOURAGE ALL TO PREPARE FOR BOTH SNOWSTORMS AS WELL AS ICY ROADS. WHAT MAY NOT BE OF IMPORTANCE TO MAY BE OF IMPORTANCE TO DOMS. IN SHORT SEND EEI REPORTS WHEN YOU LEARN OF HEAVY SNOWFALL OR ICY ROADS. 4. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 018 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 220245Z OCT 2005 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 18-05 A. NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 17-05 1. YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGE IN REF (A): A. CHANGE SUB PARA 2C. TO READ AS FOLLOWS: QUOTE SUB-PARAGRAPHS 1A THRU 1H IN YOUR EEI REPORT MAY HAVE UP TO FOUR LINES PER PARAGRAPH WITH NO MORE THAN 69 CHARACTERS PER LINE UNQUOTE. 2. THIS CHANGE ELIMINATES THE FOUR SPACE INDENTATION OF EACH SUB-PARAGRAPH IN YOUR EEI REPORTS. THIS CHANGE IS AT THE REQUEST OF NNN0ASA VA TO NNN0ASI ONE PA 3. HURRICANE WILMA - REQUEST ALL STATIONS TO BE PREPARED IN ASSISTING BY PARTICIPATING ON THE NA2E ECOM NET. YOUR ASSISTANCE FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS MAY BE NEEDED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. 4. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 017 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 201505Z OCT 2005 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 17-05 A. NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 01-05 1. REF (A) THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ECOM EFFORTS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2005: A. REGULAR MEMBERS - NNN0FJK/SNE, NNN0VJN/PA, NNN0LOC/NJ, NNN0AUH/NNY, NNN0KTJ/SNE, NNN0BCZ/SNY. B. STATE - WEST VIRGINIA C. REGION - REGION THREE D. TANGOS - NONE 2. STATE DIRECTORS - YOU ARE REMINDED ONCE AGAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF BOTH QUARTLEY ECOM EXERCISES AS WELL AS ECOM EXERCISES BY YOUR TANGO MEMBERS. THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR TANGO MEMBERS TO LEARN THE PROCEDURES OF SUBMITTING EEI REPORTS. 3. THE FOLLOWING TIPS ARE RECOMMENDED TO IMPROVE YOUR EEI REPORTS: A. USE THE FULL YEAR IN YOUR DTG FOR THE HEADING AS WELL AS SUB PARA 1A AND 1G. B. PARA 1 OF YOUR EEI REPORT IS REF EEI IDENTIFIER/STATE VS REF: EEI IDENTIFIER/STATE C. REMEMBER TO INDENT YOUR SUB-PARAGRAPHS 1A THROUGH 1H FOUR SPACES. IF UP TO FOUR LINES ARE REQUIRED REMEMBER TO RETURN TO A FULL LEFT CARRAGE RETURN ON THOSE LINES. NO MORE THAN 69 CHARACTERS PER LINE. 4. CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE ON THE NA1E ECOM TRAINING NETS AS WELL AS THE NA2E 24/7 ECOM NETS. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 016 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 141435Z OCT 2005 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 16-05 A. NORTHEAST AREA ECOM PLAN ANNEX (C) B CHFNAVMARCORMARS BCST 04-05 1. (REF A) YOU ARE AUTHORISED TO CHANGE THE YEAR IN ALL EXAMPLES TO READ 2006 AS PER (REF B). 2. A 'WELL DONE' BY SNE, VA, WV, AND REGION THREE FOR YOUR RECENT ECOM EXERCISES. 3. MOST ERRORS FOUND WERE IN THE HEADING OF THE EEI REPORTS. THE FOLLOWING ERRORS WERE NOTED: A. ABBREVIATED CALL SIGNS VS FULL CALL SIGNS B. STAFF CALL SIGNS FOLLOWED BY PERSONAL CALL SIGNS ON ONE LINE C. CALL SIGNS WITHOUT STATE 4. ONLY A FEW EEI REPORTS DID NOT SHOW FULL DTG IN BOTH 1A AND 1G 5. SITREP REPORTS- ALWAYS REMEMBER THE LAST SITREP REPORT IS TO BE LISTED AS SITREP REPORT FINAL. 6. I WAS PLEASED TO SEE ALL EEI REPORTS SHOWING FULL YEAR IN DTG IN HEADING. 7. STATE DIRECTORS- I RECEIVED NO EEI REPORTS FROM TANGO MEMBERS. ECOM EXERCISES ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN THE PROCEDURES OF SUBMITTING EEI REPORTS. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO HAVE YOUR TANGO MEMBERS PARTICIPATE AND SEND EEI REPORTS. ECOM EXERCISES ARE A LEARNING PROCESS AND MUST BE PUT TO USE AT ITS FULLEST. 8, CONTINUE TO REVIEW NTP 8(C) ANNEX D AS WELL AS NORTHEAST AREA ECOM PLAN ANNEX (C). 9. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 015 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 221245Z SEP 05 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 15-05 1. HURRICANE KATRINA- WITH THE LOSS OF PROPERTY AND LIVES IN NEW ORLEANS LA AS WELL AS MANY AREAS OF MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA, PERHAPS WE CAN LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVANCE EVACUATIONS. INADDITION WE MUST REMEMBER THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAM WORK NY ALL. TO DATE MANY LAW, FIRE, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL STAFF ARE ASSISTING THOSE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE KATRINA FROM MANY CITIES AND STATES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. 2. HURRICANE RITA- WITHIN THE NEXT FOURTY EIGHT HOURS RITA WILL HIT MAINLAND TEXAS. PRESENTLY RESIDENTS IN AFFECTED AREAS ARE BEING EVACUATED FROM AREAS ALONG THE GULF COASTAL AREA OF TEXAS. 3. I ENCOURAGE ALL NAVMARCORMARS STATIONS TO MONITOR THE ECOM FREQUENCIES AND PROVIDE ECOM ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN AFFECTED AREAS OF HURRICANE RITA. THESE FREQUENCIES CAN BE FOUND IN NTP-8(C) ANNEX D PARA D620. 4. AS I HAVE SAID IN PREVIOUS ECOM BCSTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO SAY AGAIN IT TAKES TEAMWORK BY ALL AND NOT JUST BY ECOM OFFICIALS DURING AN ECOM EVENT. GET INVOLVED AND PARTICIPATE IN THE NA1E ECOM TRAINING AS WELL AS NA2E WHICH OPERATES 24/7. 5. A REMINDER TO ALL, EFFECTIVE 01 OCT 2005 USE THE FULL YEAR IN BOTH THE HEADING AS WELL SUB PARA 1A AND 1G OF YOUR EEI REPORTS. THIS APPLIES TO ALL MESSAGES AND NOT JUST ECOM. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 014 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 010245Z AUG 05 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 14-05 A. CHFNAVMARCORMARS BCST 04-05 1. TUESDAY AUG 02 05 IS ' NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ' IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THIS IS A TIME IN WHICH MEMBERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT TAKE TIME TO MEET LOCAL CITIZENS TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. I ENCOURAGE ALL TO BE ENVOLVED. 2. IRT PARA (A) I ASK ALL TO REVIEW PARAGRAPH 2 OF THIS BCST. RECENTLY I RECEIVED EEI REPORTS SHOWING THE FOUR DIGIT YEAR. READ THIS PARAGRAPH CAREFULLY. 3. WITH THE RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS IN GREAT BRITAN DURING JUL 05, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE INCREASED SECURITY ON BUSES AND TRAINS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. CITIES SUCH AS NEW YORK, NY HAVE ESTABLISHED RAMDOM CHECKS ON PERSONS USING BUSES AND TRAINS. IF QUESTIONED BY POLICE OFFICIALS, CO-OPERATE FULLY. 4. ONCE AGAIN I ENCOURAGE ALL TO BE ALERT FOR ANY EEI EVENTS WITHIN YOUR AREA AND SUBMIT EEI REPORTS. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNN -- End of msg 3582 --Return to:
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RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 013 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 070425Z JUL 05 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 13-05 A. NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 01-05 B. CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST 04-05 C. CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST 05-05 1. IRT A THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOGNIZED FOR ECOM ACTIVITY DURING THE SECOND QUARTER FOR 2005: A. REGULAR MEMBERS - NNN0VJN/PA, NNN0ZWR/PA, NNN0FJK/SNE, NNN0QAW/SNY, NNN0XIZ/SNY, NNN0AUH/NNY, NNN0BCI/VA B. STATE - SOUTHERN NEW YORK C. REGION - REGION THREE D. TANGO MEMBER - NONE 2. DURING THE SECOND QUARTER PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND, AND VIRGINIA PERFORMED ECOM EXERCISES. THERE IS A NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THIS AREA OF ECOM. MANY WHO PARTICIPATED IN GF05 MAY HAVE BEEN LEAD TO BELIEVE THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE FOR STATE ECOM EXERCISES. THERE WAS NO MESSAGE RECEIVED BY ME FROM CHNAVMARCORMARS THAT GF05 COULD BE SUBSTITUTED FOR A STATE ECOM EXERCISE. 3. REGION ECOM ASSISTANTS - REVIEW THE PERIODICAL ECOM TIPS PUT OUT BY NNN0ASZ GA WITH YOUR MEMBERSHIP. THERE IS VALUABLE INFO WITHIN. 4. IRT A THIS GOES INTO AFFECT 01 OCT 2005. READ CAREFULLY. 5. IRT B THIS IS NOW IN AFFECT SO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO YOUR HEADING WHEN SENDING EEI REPORTS OF ACTUAL EVENTS VIA E-MAIL. 6. STATE DIRECTORS - YOU ARE TO PERMIT THE USE OF THE MDS FOR EEI REPORTS TO ALL MEMBERS IN YOUR STATE, RECENTLY I WAS TOLD BY A MEMBER HE MUST BRING THE EEI REPORT TO A STATE NET FOR TRANSMISSION. THIS IS NOT THE CASE FOR EEI REPORTS. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 012 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 241315Z JUN 05 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 12-05 1. A 'BRAVO ZULU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN GRECIAN FIREBOLT 05. RECEIVED SEVERAL OUTSTANDING EXERCISE EEI REPORTS. THIS INCLUDES THE VIRGINIA ECOM EXERCISE. 2. I NOTED IN THE VIRGINIA ECOM EXERCISE THAT THE UNCLAS LINE SHOWED MARS EXERCISE GF05. THE UNCLAS LINE SHOULD HAVE READ UNCLAS GRECIAN FIREBOLT 05. REMEMBER THE RECEIVER OF TRAFFIC MUST KNOW WHAT IS AT HAND. ANOTHER ERROR NOTED WAS THE NAME OF THE HURRICANE. IN ALL PRIORITIES PUT OUT BY ARMY MARS THE TROPICAL STORM LATER A HURRICANE WAS NAMED GREG AND NOT DANNY AS SHOWN IN VIRGINIA ECOM MESSAGES. ALWAYS PLAY THE GAME PLAN. 3. I NOTED ERRORS IN THE HEADING OF MANY EEI REPORTS. THE FOLLOWING ERRORS WERE NOTED: A. UNCLAS ' MARS EXERCISE GFO5' VS UNCLAS MARS EXERCISE GRECIAN FIREBOLT 05. B. NNN0GCB TWO ALFA VA VS NNN0GCB TWO (A) VA. IF YOU FOLLOW THE GUIDE LINES BOTH ON NTP 8(C) ANNEX D AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST AREA ECOM GUIDE ANNEX C YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT EEI REPORTS IN A PROPER MANNER. 4. WHILE THIS WAS AN EXERCISE I NOTED MANY STATIONS ARE NOT SHOWING THE DTG IN PROPER SEQUENCE. RECOMMEND TRAINING ON THE PROPER SEQUENCE FOR DTG IN AN EEI REPORT. THERE IS AN EXAMPLE IN THE NORTHEAST AREA GUIDE ANNEX C. 5. I ENCOURAGE ALL STATE AND REGIONAL DIRECTORS TO HAVE PARTICIPATION BY TANGO MEMBERS DURING ECOM EXERCISES. RECEIVED NO ECOM EXERCISES FROM TANGO MEMBERS. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 011 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 110305Z JUN 05 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 11-05 A. CHNAVMARCORMARS INFO BCST 21-05 1. 'BRAVO ZULU' TO SNE FOR RECENT ECOM EXERCISE. AS WITH ALL ECOM EXERCISES THERE ARE TO BE MISTAKES MADE. MOST WERE IN THE HEADING OF THE MESSAGES. CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE ECOM PLAN SHOWN IN ANNEX C OF THE NORTHEAST OPS GUIDE. 2. GRECIAN FIREBOLT '05 - REF A SHOWS IN DETAIL THE PROCEDURES FOR SUNMITTING EEI REPORTS INTO ARMY AND AIRFORCE MARS BBS SYSTEMS. I ENCOURAGE ALL TO TAKE PART IN THIS EXERCISE. 3. TANGO MEMBERS - TO DATE I HAVE NOT RECEIVED EEI REPORTS OF EITHER EXERCISE OR ACTUAL INCIDENTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER. YOU ARE REMINDED TO PARTIBIPATE IN BOTH ECOM EXERCISES AS WELL AS NA1E ECOM TRAINING NETS. THIS THE TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS AND MAKE MISTAKES. NOT DURING AN ACTUAL INCIDENT. 4. STATE DIRECTORS - YOU ARE REMINDED TO CONDUCT YOUR QUARTERLY ECOM EXERCISE IF NOT DONE SO ALREADY. 5. RECENTLY I RECEIVED EXCELLENT EEI REPORTS FROM NNN0VJN PA, NNN0ZWR PA, AND NNN0BCI VA. ALL INFO WAS BASED ON TV REPORTS AND NOT PERSONAL OBSERVATION. AS POINTED OUT IN PREVIOUS ECOM BCSTS PERSONAL OBSERVATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT EEI REPORTS. 6. A REMINDER IF YOU SEND EEI REPORT VIA E-MAIL TO NNN0DOM VA. BE SURE TO 'ZEN' NNN0DOM VA IN THE TO LINE OF YOUR EEI REPORT FOR ENTRY INTO THE MDS. IF YOU CANNOT USE THE MDS DUE TO LIGHTNING BUT HAVE ENTERED IT VIA E-MAIL AGAIN 'ZEN' THE TO LINE OF YOUR EEI REPORT AND ENTER IT INTO THE MDS WHEN LIGHTNING HAS SUBSIDED. DO NOT CHANGE THE DTG IN THE HEADING OF YOUR EEI REPORT. ONLY RELATED INFO TO THE EEI INCIDENT IS TO BE ENTERED IN SUB PARA 1H. 7. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 010 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 210425Z MAY 05 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 10-05 A. NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 09-05 1. IRT REF A THE FOLLOWING STATIONS ARE TO BE ADDED TO THE SAMPLE EEI HEADING THEY ARE ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE, NNN0ASI ONE PA, AND NNN0ASI TWO NJ. SORRY FOR THE ERROR NOTED BY NNN0ASI ONE PA. 2. A 'BRAVO ZULU' TO PENNSYLVANIA FOR THEIR RECENT ECOM EXERCISE. AS NOTED BY NNN0GCP TWO PA ONLY A FEW PARTICIPATED. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF THE RECENT SOLAR CONDITIONS WHICH HAD IMPACT ON HF COMMUNICATIONS. THISTA COULD NOT CONNECT TO THE NMUJ BBS FOR SEVERAL DAYS YET WAS ABLE TO CONNECT TO THE NMDA BBS. 3. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR TANGO MEMBERS TO TAKE PART IN ECOM EXERCISES AS WELL AS ECOM TRAINING. THIS IS THE TIME FOR ERRORS TO BE MADE AND NOT DURING AN ACTUAL INCIDENT. 4. I ENCOURAGE ALL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NA1E ECOM NETS. WE NEED TO KEEP THIS NET RUNNING 24/7. 5. WITH THE HURRICANE SEASON APPROACHING, NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE YOUR ANTENNAS FOR SEVERE WIND CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION PREPARE TO SUBMIT EEI REPORTS FOR ANY AND ALL INCIDENTS YOU ARE AWARE OF WHETHER PERSONAL OBSERVATION OR BY MEDIA. 6. AS I HAVE SAID IN THE PAST THIS A TEAM EFFORT BY ALL AND NOT JUST BY ECOM ASSISTANTS. 7. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 009 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 120345Z MAY 05 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 09-05 1. NA2E NET - AS POINTED OUT BY NNN0FJK SNE NET MGR THE NEED TO KEEP THE NA2E NET ACTIVE 24/7 SERVES A MAJOR PURPOSE THAT BEING TO ACCEPT AND DELIVER EEI REPORTS TO DOMS SHOULD THE OCCASSION ARRISE. INADDITION TO THE NEED OF NECOS STATIONS, TRAFFIC REPS ARE NEEDED TO ACCEPT EEI REPORTS AS WELL. THERE MAY BE THE TIME WHEN A MARS STATION IS MOBILE AND OBSERVES AN INCIDENT. 2. RECENTLY I WAS ASKED BY NNN0AS3 TWO PA IF A MOBILE STATION CAN SHORTEN THE TEXT OF AN EEI REPORT. THE FOLLOWING A RECOMENDATIONS FOR BOTH NECOS AS WELL AS MOBILE STATIONS SENDING EEI REPORTS. A. NECOS - KNOW WHAT STATE THE SENDING STATION IS LOCATED SUBMITTING THE EEI REPORT. AFTER RECEIVING EEI REPORT VIA SSB AND REVIEWING SUB PARA 1A ENTER THE STATE AND REG CALLSIGNS FOR THAT STATE AS WELL AS ITS ECOM ASSISTANT FOR BOTH IN THE HEADING OF THE EEI REPORT. E.G. NNN0FAH PA REPORTS BLOCKED LANE IN FREDERICKSBURG MD. THE FOLLOWING HEADING SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE STATION RECEIVING EEI REPORT: DE ( YOUR FULL CALL SIGN AND THEE DIGET SERIAL NUMBER) O DTG IN ZULU TIME FM NNN0FAH PA TO NNN0DOM VA INFO NNN0ASA VA NNN0AS3 MDE NNN0AS3 TWO PA NNN0GAW MDE NNN0GAW TWO MDE NNN0ASZ GA BT UNCLAS ACTUAL INCIDENT SUBJ: EEI REPORT THE ONLY COMMON CALLSIGNS IN THE HEADING EEI HEADING ARE NNN0DOM VA, NNN0ASA VA, AND NNN0ASZ GA. 3. IF YOU HAVE E-MAIL CAPABILITIES SUBMIT THE REPORT VIA E-MAIL TO DOMS. BE SURE TO ENTER THE REPORT INTO THE MDS AND 'ZEN' NNN0DOM VA FOR ACTUAL INCIDENTS ONLY IF SENT VIA E-MAIL. 4. A REMINDER TO ALL THIS IS NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WEEK. TAKE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THOSE MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE WHO PROVIDE SAFETY FOR COMMUNITIES BOTH LARGE AND SMALL. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 008 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 171615Z APR 05 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 08-05 1. WITH THE RECENT DRY WEATHER WE HABE BEEN ENJOYING, THERE ARE THE POSSIBILITY OF FIELD FIRES IN MANY DRY AREAS. THESE FIELD FIRES CAN INFACT CLOSE MAJOR ROADWAYS AS WELL AS AIRPORTS DEPENDING ON LOCATION. IF YOU LEARN OF SUCH FIELD FIRES, SUBMIT EEI REPORTS USING THE EEI IDENTIFER SCHORCHED EARTH. 2. RECENTLY I WAS ASKED WHY I DO NOT IDENTIFY A STATION SHOWING ERRORS IN HIS/HER EEI REPORTS. THIS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATE DIRECTOR AS WELL AS THE ECOM ASSISTANT FOR THAT STATE TO ADVISE STATION MAKING ERRORS IN EEI REPORTS. 3. WHAT I DO SHOW ARE ERRORS IN EEI REPORTS WHETHER ACTUAL INCIDENT OR EXERCISE. IF I POINT OUT ERRORS IN EEI REPORTS, LOOK AT YOUR EEI REPORTS SUBMITED TO SEE IF ERRORS POINTED OUT REFER TO YOUR EEI REPORTS. IF SO MAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS FOR FUTURE EEI REPORTS. 4. A REMINDER TO ALL STATE DIRECTORS AS WELL AS SYSOPS, ALL IMMEDIATE TRAFFIC MAY BE ENTERED BY A STATION INTO THE MDS EVEN IF STATION IS NOT A TRAFFIC REP OR STAFF MEMBER. 5. IF EEI REPORTS FOR ACTUAL INCIDENTS ARE SENT TO NNN0DOM VA VIA E-MAIL AND NOT PLACED ON THE MDS, ALL STATIONS LISTED IN THE INFO OF THE HEADING WILL NOT BE IN RECEIPT OF THE EEI REPORT. ON A FEW OCCASSIONS I RECEIVED ACKNOWLEGEMENT FROM NNN0ASZ GA FOR EEI REPORTS NOT PLACED IN THE MDS. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 007 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 090255Z APR 05 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 07-05 A. NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 01-05 1. IRT PARA (A) THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER IN ECOM SUPPORT: A. REGULAR MEMBERS- NNN0VJN PA, NNN0FJK SNE B. STATE- PENNSYLVANIA C. REGION- REGION TWO D. TANGO MEMBER- NNN0KAIT VA 2. FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE NORTHEAST AREA HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERE FLOODING IN MANY LOCATIONS. I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE EEI REPORTS RELATING TO THE SEVERE FLOODING. THESE EEI REPORTS ARE PAST ON TO PROPER AUTHORITIES IN THIS CASE FEMA FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. 3. ON THE EVENING NEWS I WITNESSED INDIVIDUALS FROM FEMA BEING INTERVIEWED ON THESE SEVERE FLOODS. REMEMBER IT IS OUR PRIMARY MISSION TO PROVIDE ECOM SUPPORT. 4. NA2E ECOM NET- ADDITIONAL NECOS ARE NEEDED INORDER TO MAINTAIN 24/7 OPERATIONS. IF INTERESTED CONTACT NNN0FJK SNE FOR A TIME SLOT. 5. FOR THISE WHO WATCH NASCAR YOU WILL NOTE THE FOLLOWING: A. ALL BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY ARE REPRESENTED. B. EACH CAR IN THE RACE HAS A PIT CREW. THIS CREW CONSISTS OF A CREW CHIEF AND MANY CREW MAMBERS. IN NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS THE CREW CHIEF FOR ECOM IS YOUR AREA, STATE OR REGION ECOM ASSISTANT. IT TAKES FULL TEAM WORK BY ALL MEMBERS TO WIN. ONE PERSON CANNOT DO IT ALL. THE SAME GOES FOR ECOM TEAM WORK BY ALL NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS MEMBERS AND NOT JUST BY YOUR ECOM ASSISTANTS 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE BT NNNNReturn to:
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RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 006 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 171330Z MAR 05 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI FIVE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 06-05 A. NORTHEAST AREA BCST 15/05 1. DURING THE WINTER WE HAVE WITNESSED MANY SNOWSTORMS CAUSING SEVERE ROAD CONDITIONS. ROAD CREWS USE SALT TO DESOLVE AND MELT THE ICE ON ITS SURFACES. SALT HOWEVER CAUSES THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WHICH ARE COSTLY TO ALL. THESE PROBLEMS ARE: A. POT-HOLES B. DAMAGE TO UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC AND PHONE SYSTEMS. POT-HOLES ARE PERHAPS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF DAMAGE TO MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN ACCIDENTS. UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC AND PHONE CABLES ARE PROTECTED BY MANHOLE COVERS, HOWEVER IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE MANHOLE COVER IT HAS TWO HOLES INORDER FOR ASSIGNED PERSONEL TO HAVE GAINFULL ENTRANCE. SALT ENTERS THROUGH THE MANHOLE COVERS AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO UNDERGROUND CABLE SYSTEMS. THE ABOVE INFO IS A PRIME REASON FOR SUBMITING EEI REPORTS RELATING TO BOTH HEAVY SNOWFALL AS WELL AS BLACK ICE. 2. IRT PARA (A) AS MOST OF YOU HAVE NOTICED I HAVE BEEN CHECKING INTO VARIOUS NETS USING MY STAFF CALL-SIGN. ITS PURPOSE IS TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO ALL WHO HAVE QUESTIONS RELATING TO ECOM. 3. EEI REPORTS- YOU ARE REMINDED TO USE FULL DTG IN ZULU TIME FOR SUB PARA 1(A) AND 1(G). SUB PARA 1(H) IS RELATED INFO NOT ASKED FOR IN SUB PARA 1(A) THRU 1(G). AN EXAMPLE FOR 1(H) WOULD BE AS FOLLOWS - QUOTE H. A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED BY GOVERMENT OFFICIALS UNQUOTE. 4. IF A CORPERATION IS PART OF YOUR EEI REPORT DO NOT USE ABBREVIATIONS. SPELL IT OUT FULLY. REMEMBER THE RECEIVER OF YOUR EEI REPORT MUST READ AND UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SEND. READ YOUR EEI REPORT AS IF YOU ARE THE RECEIVER OF TRAFFIC BEFORE SENDING IT. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 005 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 091405Z MAR 05 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 05-05 1. A 'BRAVO ZULU' TO TO PENNSYLVANIA FOR THEIR RECENT ECOM EXERCISE. WELL DONE BY ALL WHO PARTICIPATED. INADDITION A 'BRAVO ZULU' TO ALL WHO SUBMITTED EEI REPORTS RELATING TO THE RECENT SNOW STORMS AS WELL AS THE FOLLOW-UPS. 2. DURING AN ECOM EXERCISE YOU ARE REMINDED TO SHOW MARS EXERCISE IN YOUR UNCLAS LINE AS WELL AS THE LINE FOLLOWING SUB PARA 1H OF YOUR EEI TEXT. YOU CANNOT SHOW MARS EXERCISE IN THE UNCLAS LINE AND ACTUAL INCIDENT IN THE LINE FOLLOWING SUB PARA 1H FOR THE SAME REPORT. 3. IRT DAYTIME GROUP FIGURES BOTH IN HEADING AS WELL AS SUB PARA 1A AND 1G USE ZULU TIME AND NOT LOCAL TIME. ON THE SUBJECT OF ZULU TIME IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER 1900 LOCAL STANDARD TIME OR 0000Z BEGINS A NEW DATE FOR YOUR EEI REPORT. 2000 LOCAL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME OR 0000Z BEGINS A NEW DATE. BE SURE TO USE ACCURATE DATES AS WELL AS TIME IN ZULU TIME. 4. IF YOUR STATE OR REGION IS HOLDING AN ECOM EXERCISE AND YOU HAVE AN ACTUAL INCIDENT TO SUBMIT, ADVISE THE NECOS OF YOUR EEI REPORT FOR ACTUAL INCIDENT. THIS TAKES PRIORITY TO ECOM EXERCISE REPORTS AND MUST HANDLED BY THE TRAFFIC REP PRIOR TO HANDLING ECOM EXCERISE REPORTS. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 004 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 190325Z FEB 05 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 04-05 A. NTP-8(C) ANNEX D 1. A REMINDER TO ALL STATE AND REGION DIRECTORS ECOM EXERCISES ARE TO BE COMPLETED ON A QUARTELY BASIS IRT PARA (A). 2. RECENTLY I RECEIVED EEI REPORTS FROM NNN0VJN/PA IRT EEI IDENTIFIER HOT AIR. I THEN WENT TO OUR LIBRARY TO RESEARCH VIA THE NEWSPAPER TITLED USA. THERE WAS NO NEWS COVERAGE OF THIS EVENT TAKING PLACE IN ALLENTOWN PA. THIS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHY EEI REPORTS OF ACTUAL INCIDENTS MUST BE REPORTED TO DOMS. 3. IF YOU SUBMIT AN EEI REPORT OF ACTUAL INCIDENT VIA E-MAIL TO NNN0DOM VA BE SURE TO ENTER THAT REPORT INTO THE MDS. ON ONE OR TWO OCCASSIONS NNN0ASZ GA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED AN EEI REPORT FOR WHICH THISTA HAS NOT RECEIVED. 4. BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR EEI REPORTS BRIEF YET ACCURATE. I HAVE RECEIVED SOME EEI REPORTS SHOWING BETTER THAN FIVE LINES PER SUB PARAGRAPH. NO MORE THAN FOUR LINES PER SUB PARAGRAPH SHOULD BE NEEDED. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 003 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 021455Z FEB 05 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 03-05 A. NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 01-05 R 021515Z JAN 05 1. IRT PARA A I HAVE NOTED EEI REPORTS OF ACTUAL INCIDENTS SHOWING THE 'TO LINE' AS TO NNN0DOM VA IF YOU SEND ACTUAL INCIDENT REPORT TO NNN0DOM VA VIA E-MAIL YOUR 'TO LINE' SHOULD READ AS FOLLOWS: TO ZEN/NNN0DOM VA DO NOT SEND ECOM EXERCISE MESSAGES TO DOMS VIA E-MAIL. 2. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO ENTER IN SUB-PARA 1H OF YOUR EEI REPORT THE TIME YOU SENT YOUR EEI REPORT TO DOMS VA. THE ONLY INFO REQUESTED IF ANY IS ADDITIONAL INFO RELATED TO THE ACTUAL EEI INCIDENT. 3. I RECEIVED MANY EEI REPORTS RELATING TO THE RECENT BLIZZARD WHICH CAUSED PROBLEMS IN THE NORTHEAST AREA. IF YOU SEND UPDATE EEI REPORTS YOUR SUBJECT LINE SHOULD READ AS 'SUBJ: EEI REPORT UPDATE NR 'X' X IS THE NUMBER FOR THE UPDATE. THERE IS NO FINAL FOR AN EEI UPDATE REPORT. ONLY SITREPS RECEIVE A FINAL FOR ITS REPORT. 4. FOR THOSE WHO RECEIVE RESPONSES FROM NNN0ASZ GA FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF EEI REPORTS THERE MAY BE A TRAINING TIP INCLUDED. READ THIS TRAINING TIP CAREFULLY TO CORRECT AND IMPROVE FUTURE EEI REPORT(S). 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 002 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 211845Z JAN 05 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 02-05 1. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS IN ITS FORCAST A SEVERE SNOW STORM WHICH WILL LEAVE UP TO FIFTEEN INCHES OF SNOW IN MANY AREAS BY SUNDAY JAN 23 2005. IN MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST AREA. I ENCOURAGE ALL NORTHEAST AREA NAVMARCORMARS STATIONS TO PREPARE FOR THIS STORM AND SUBMIT EEI REPORTS. 2. A 'BRAVO ZULU' TO NNN0VJN PA AND NNN0ZWR PA FOR YOUR RECENT EEI REPORTS. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. 3. CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE NORTHEAST AREA OPERATIONS GUIDE ANNEX C AS WELL AS NTP 8(C) ANNEX D FOR ECOM PROCEDURES. IN ADDITION PARTICIPATE IN THE NA1E NETS. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS THIS IS THE NET TO GET ANSWERS ON ANY ECOM RELATED PROCEDURES. JOHN NNN0AS2 TWO PA IS NECOS AND IS QUITE KNOWLEDGEABLE ON ECOM RELATED MATTERS. 4. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. NNNNReturn to:
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RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 001 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 021515Z JAN 05 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 01-05 1. 'BRAVO ZULU' TO BOTH VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN NEW YORK FOR YOUR RECENT ECOM EXERCISES. AS WITH ECOM EXERCISES THERE ARE BOUND TO BE ERRORS WITHIN THE REPORTS. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE ERRORS I NOTED: A. ECOM HEADING- THE "TO LINE' IN THE HEADING SHOULD READ AS NNN0DOM VA VICE ZEN/NNN0DOM VA OR NNN0DOMS. REMEMBER THAT ONLY ACTUAL INCIDENT EEI REPORTS ARE TO BE E-MAILED TO NNN0DOM VA. DO NOT 'ZEN' NNN0DOM VA ON ECOM EXERCISE MESSAGES AS PER INSTRUCTIONS BY BOTH NNN0ASA VA AS WELL AS NNN0ASZ GA B. WITH REF TO SUB PARA 1H MANY EEI REPORTS SHOWED N/A VICE NONE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ADDITIONIAL RELEVANT INFO TO ADD SIMPLY STATE 'NONE' IN SUB-PARA 1H OF YOUR EEI REPORT. YOU CAN ALWAYS SUBMIT A FOLLOW-UP EEI REPORT IF NECESSARY. 2. STARTING WITH THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2005, I WILL BE SUBMITTING TO NNN0ASI ONE PA ECOM OPERATOR OF THE QUARTER RECOGNITION AWARDS. THESE AWARDS WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: A. REGULAR MEMBER DESPLAYING PROFFESIONAL EEI REPORTS OF ACTUAL INCIDENTS REPORTED IN A TIMELY MANNER. B. STATES AND REGIONS SHOWING ECOM QUARTELY EXERCISES OR ACTUAL INCIDENT RESULTING IN THE ACTIVATION OF COMCON. C. TANGO MEMBERS SUBMITTING EEI REPORTS EITHER EXERCISE OR ACTUAL INCIDENT IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER. 3. DURING THE YEAR 2004 I HAVE SEEN A GREAT IMPROVEMENT AS WELL AS SEVERAL WELL WRITTEN EEI REPORTS OF ACTUAL INCIDENTS. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK FOR 2005. REMEMBER IT TAKES TEAM WORK BY ALL AND NOT JUST STATE AND REGION TWO PERSONAL FOR NAVMARCORMARS TO BE SUCESSFUL IN ITS PRIMARY MISSION WHICH IS ECOM SUPPORT. 4. TSUNAMI- RECENTLY NATIONS IN BOTH ASIA AS WELL AS AFRICA WERE VICTOMS OF A TSUNAMI WITHIN THE INDIAN OCEAN. THOUSANDS OF LIVES AND PROPERTIES WERE LOST AS A RESULT. PRESENTLY THE AMERICAN RED-CROSS IS SEEKING DONATIONS TO ASSIST THE NATIONS AS WELL AS VICTOMS OF THIS DISASTER. I URGE ALL TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY BY CONTACTING YOUR LOCAL AMERICAN RED-CROSS CHAPTER AND OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 015 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 060210Z DEC 04 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 14-04 1. 'BRAVO ZULU' TO PENNSYLVANIA FOR THEIR RECENT ECOM EXERCISE. RECEIVED EXCELLENT ECOM EXERCISE MESSAGES. THIS IS A RESULT OF CONTINUOUS ECOM TRAINING PROVIDED BY NNN0GCP TWO PA AS WELL AS NNN0AS3 TWO PA. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. 2. IT IS IMPORTANT TO USE FULL DTG IN BOTH PARA(S) 1A AND 1G OF YOUR EEI REPORTS. I RECEIVED SOME EEI REPORTS SHOWING ONLY THE ZULU TIME WITHOUT THE MONTH AND TWO DIGET YEAR INCLUDED. ALWAYS REMEMBER THE DTG FOR PARA 1A AND 1G IS TO BE COMPLETED IN THE SAME MANNER INWHICH THE DTG IN YOUR HEADING IS COMPLETED. 3. RECENTLY I RECEIVED EXCELLENT EEI REPORTS RELATING TO AN OIL SPILL ON THE DELAWARE RIVER NEAR PHILADELPHIA PA FROM NNN0VJN PA AND NNN0AYU PA. THESE REPORTS PROVIDED THE NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR ACTION(S) TO BE TAKEN BY DOMS. 4. WITH THE HURRICANE SEASON OVER IT IS NOW TIME TO PREPARE FOR ICY ROADS AS WELL AS HEAVY SNOWFALLS. IF YOU RECEIVE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW OR LEARN OF ICY ROAD CONDITIONS BE SURE TO SUBMIT EEI REPORTS. REMEMBER WHAT MAY BE OF NO IMPORTANCE TO YOU MAY INFACT BE OF IMPORTANCE TO DOMS. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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RR NOASI DE NNN0LNL 014 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 040345Z NOV 04 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 13-04 1. NA1E NET- AS MENTIONED IN AN EARLIER NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST MY WORK SCHEDUAL DOES NOT PERMIT ME TO OPERATE THE NA1E NET AS SCHEDUALED. THEREFORE I RECOMMEND THAT REGION ECOM ASSISTANTS TAKE PART ON A ROTATING BASIS TO RUN THE NA1E NET. 2. WITH THE RECENT VICTORY FOR THE BOSTON RED SOX IN THE 2004 WORLD SERIES CAME STREET VIOLENCE IN BOSTON MA. RECEIVED EXCELLENT EEI REPORTS FROM NNN0FJK/SNE RELATING TO THE STREET VIOLENCE IN BOSTON MA. 3. A REMINDER TO ALL YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WITNESS NOR DO YOU HAVE TO ACTIVATE COMCON TO SUBMIT AN EEI REPORT. IF YOU LEARN OF AN ACTUAL INCIDENT VIA RADIO OR TV, SUBMIT AN EEI REPORT. 4. SKY-WARN NETS- IF YOU LEARN OF SKY-WARN TRAINING IN YOUR AREA, BE SURE TO TAKE THE TRAINING. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CHANGES IN PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING NATURAL DISASTERS. IF A SKY-WARN IS ACTIVATED, MONITOR THE NET AND GET AS MUCH INFO TO SUBMIT AN EEI REPORT. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLEY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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DE NNN0LNL 013 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 230045Z OCT 04 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 12-04 1. A 'BRAVO ZULU' TO ALL IN REGION THREE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THEIR RECENT ECOM EXERCISE. RECEIVED EXCELLENT EEI EXERCISE MESSAGES. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME CORRECTIONS TO BE USED IN FUTURE EEI REPORTS WHETHER ACTUAL OR EXERCISE: A. PARA 1 SHOULD ALWAYS SHOW THE EEI IDENTIFIER/ STATE EG. HOWLING WIND/GA B. THE UNCLAS LINE SHOULD SHOW AS FOLLOWS: UNCLAS MARS EXERCISE OR ACTUAL INCIDENT DO NOT PUT THE STATE IN THIS LINE. C. AS MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS ECOM BCSTS ALWAYS ENTER THE DTG IN ZULU TIME FOR SUB PARA 1A AND 1G. 2. AS A FINAL REMINDER EEI REPORTS ARE READ NOT ONLY BY DOMS OFFICIALS FOR ACTUAL INCIDENT REPORTS, BUT ALSO BY CHNAVMARCORMARS, AS WELL AS AREA, REGION, AND STATE OFFICIALS SHOWN IN THE HEADING OF YOUR EEI REPORT. IF YOU SUBMIT AN EEI REPORT FOR A BLOCKED LANE, ENTER WHAT CAUSED IT TO BE BLOCKED. WAS IT A FIRE, OVER-TURNED VEHICLE, CHEMICAL SPILL ETC. REMEMBER TO ANSWER WHAT WHERE AND WHEN IN SUB PARA 1A. BE SURE THAT ALL INFO IN SUB PARA 1A RELATES TO YOUR EEI IDENTIFIER IN PARA 1 OF YOUR EEI REPORT. 3. NA2E NECOS- I AM REQUESTING FROM YOU THE NUMBER OF STATIONS FROM EACH STATE WITHIN THE NORTHEAST AREA WHO PARTICIPATE. THIS IS TO ALLOW ME TO DETERMIN WHICH STATES NEED TO BE ADDRESSED ON THE SUBJECT OF THE NA2E NORTHEAST AREA ECOM NET. CALLSIGNS ARE NOT REQUIRED. 4. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLEY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. NNNNReturn to:
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DE NNN0LNL 012 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 270315Z SEP 04 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 11-04 A. NNN0XOP 192120 SEP 04 ZEX B. NTP 8(C) CHAPTER 8 PARA 830(C) 1. ' BRAVO ZULU' TO ALL STATIONS WHO SUBMITTED EEI REPORTS AS WELL AS FOLLOW-UPS RELATING TO HURRICANE IVAN. 2. IRT PARA (A) I URGE BOTH REGION AND STATE DIRECTORS TO WORK WITH YOUR MEMBERS ON IMPROVING YOUR EEI REPORTS. 3. IRT PARA (B) IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER EACH LINE OF YOUR EEI REPORT NOT EXCEED 69 CHARACTERS. THE EASIEST WAY OF KNOWING WHEN TO START A NEW LINE IS WHEN YOU ARE APPROX. EIGHTY PERCENT ACROSS YOUR SCREEN ON ONE LINE. AT THAT POINT BEGIN A NEW LINE. SUB-PARAGRAPHS IN AN EEI REPORT SHOULD NOT EXCEED FOUR LINES. 4. ECOM EXERCISES- RECENTLY I INQUIRED FROM NNN0ASZ GA FOR ADVICE PERTAING TO ECOM EXERCISES DURING AN ACTUAL INCIDENT SUCH AS HURRICANE IVAN. HIS RESPONSE WAS AS FOLLOWS: QUOTE THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT THAT PROHIBITS THE CONDUCTING OF AN EXERCISE DURING AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY. STATE DIRECTORS SHOULD HOWEVER, CANCEL SCHEDUALED ECOM EXERCISES IN THE EVENT OF AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY. UNQUOTE IF YOU HAVE A PLANNED ECOM EXERCISE ON A DATE WHEN FEMA HAS BEEN ACTIVATED FOR AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY OR A STATE HAS ACTIVATED COMCON ZERO, IT IS BEST TO CANCEL YOUR ECOM EXERCISE FOR A LATER DATE. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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DE NNN0LNL 011 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 150335Z SEP 04 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO ZEN/NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 10-04 1. DURING THE PAST FOUR WEEKS WE HAVE WITNESSED THE DAMAGES TO PROPERTIES CAUSED BY HURRICANES CHARLEY, FRANCIS, AND IVAN. THE PRESENT PATH OF HURRICANE IVAN IS ONE WHICH WILL STRIKE THE U.S. MAINLAND AT THE WESTERN END OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND MOVE ITS WAY NORTH TO THE STATES COVERED BY THE APPLIACHION MOUNTAINS. PRESENTLY THIS IS A CATAGORY FIVE HURRICANE HOWEVER IT MAY BE REDUCED TO A LOWER LEVEL AT A LATER TIME. 2. I ENCOURAGE ALL TO MONITOR THE NATIONAL ECOM FREQUENCIES TO PROVIDE ECOM ASSISTANCE TO AFFECTED AREAS. 3. STATE DIRECTORS- RECENTLY MDE ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ASSISTANT TO THE ECOM ASSISTANT. EEXCELLENT MOVE FOR THIS PROVIDES COVERAGE IN THE ABSENCE OF THE ECOM ASSISTANT. I RECOMMEND YOU APPOINTMENT AN ASSISTANT TO YOUR ECOM ASSISTANT. THE ASSISTANT TO THE ECOM ASSISTANT FOR MDE IS NNN0GAW/A. 4. EEI REPORTS- I HAVE RECEIVED MANY WHICH EXCEED 4 LINES IN SUB-PARAGRAPHS. ONCE AGAIN KEEP YOUR SUB-PARAGRAPHS SHORT BUT ACCURATE. SUB-PARAGRAPHS SHOULD NOT EXCEED FOUR LINES. 5. NA2E ECOM NET- I ENCOURAGE ALL TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO BECOME INVOLVED. TOUR PARTICIPATION MAY MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BY PROVIDING ECOM COMMUNICATIONS WHEN NEEDED. 6. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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DE NNN0LNL 008 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 030445Z JUL 04 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 07-04 1. AS WE APPROACH INDEPENDENCE DAY 2004, TAKE TIME TO REMEMBER THE MEN AND WOMEN IN OUR ARMED FORCES WHO MAKE THIS DAY POSSIBLE FOR ALL AMERICANS AS A RESULT OF THEIR SACRAFICES BOTH IN WAR AS WELL AS IN PEACE TIMES. WITHOUT THEIR SACRAFICES WE COULD NOT ENJOY OUR FREEDOMS AND INDEPENDANCE AS WE DO TODAY. 2. ROAD SAFETY- DURING THE HOLIDAY THINK SAFETY FIRST WHEN DRIVING. MANY STATES PROHIBIT THE USE OF CELL PHONES WITHOUT THE USE OF A HEADSET. IF YOU ARE USING A CELL PHONE BE SURE YOU HAVE A HEADSET CONNECTED TO IT. KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL WHEN DRIVING. THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO THOSE WHO USE A MOBILE RADIO TO TRANSMIT WHEN DRIVING. E.G. POLICE, FIRE AND EMS PERSONELL USE MOBILE RADIOS. BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR AMATEUR RADIO LICENSE ON YOU SHOULD YOU BE QUESTIONED BY POLICE. 3. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE BT NNNNReturn to:
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DE NNN0LNL 007 R 270645Z JUN 04 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 06-04 1. GRECIAN FIREBOLT-04 - I WAS QUITE PLEASED WITH THE EEI REPORTS RECEIVED DURING THIS EXERCISE. ALL WERE VERY CREATIVE. I TOOK NOTE THAT MANY HAD FOLLOW-UP REPORTS AS WELL. 2. AS YOU ARE AWARE WE ARE NOW INTO THE HURRICANE SEASON. BE PREPARED TO ACTIVATE COMCON IF NECESSARY SHOULD A SEVERE HURRICANE ARRIVE WITHIN THE NORTHEAST AREA. 3. WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS SOON TO TAKE PLACE IN BOSTON MA AS WELL AS NEW YORK NY I REQUEST YOU TO MONITOR YOUR LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATION(S) FOR ANY ACTIVITIE(S) WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF AN EEI REPORT. 4. 'BRAVO ZULU' TO NNN0ZWR PA FOR HIS APPOINTMENT AS ECOM ASSISTANT FOR REGION THREE NNN0AS3 TWO PA. I HAVE REVIEWED SEVERAL OF HIS ECOM EXERCISE EEI REPORTS AS WELL AS HIS ACTUAL INCIDENT EEI REPORTS AND FOUND THEM TO BE VERY PROFESSIONIAL. REGION THREE WILL HAVE GREAT LEADERSHIP FOR ECOM SUPPORT. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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DE NNN0LNL 005 T NOALL REGION ONE R 070315Z MAR 03 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ/DE TO NNN0ALL RE NNN0ALL MD/DC NNN0ALL VA NNN0ALL WV INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: REGION ONE ECOM BCST 05-03 A. CHFNAVMARCORMARS BCST 04-03 B. CHFNAVMARCORMARS INFO BCST 10-03 C. CHFNAVMARCORMARS BCST 17-98 1. 'BRAVO ZULU' TO SNE AREA FOR THEIR RECENT ECOM EXERCISE. WELL DONE AND PLANNED. AS A SUGGESTION IF YOU ARE PLANNING AN JOINT ECOM EXERCISE WITH ARES/RACES GROUPS PROVIDE THEM IN ADVANCE WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN PARAGRAPHS 1A THRU 1H. DO NOT PROVIDE THE EEI HEADING WHICH INCLUDES MARS CALLSIGNS. 2. IRT PARA A MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO REGION ONE OPS GUIDE ANNEX C. 3. IRT PARA B THERE MAY BE AN INCIDENT IN YOUR AREA WHICH IS NOT RELATED TO AN EEI IDENTIFIER LISTED IN NTP 8(C) ANNEX D PARA D902. EG. ROOF COLLAPES. DURING THE PAST MONTH THERE HAVE BEEN MEDIA REPORTS OF THIS INCIDENT AS A RESULT OF BOTH HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ON MANY FLAT ROOFS. 4. MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE SAMPLE EEI MESSAGE SHOWN IN THE REGION ONE OPS GUIDE ANNEX C: QUOTE 1E. SEVERAL HOMES WITHOUT ELECTRICITY. REPORTS OF SEVERAL HOMES WITHOUT WATER. 1F. LIMITED. UNQUOTE THESE CHANGES WILL NOW CO-INSIDE WITH REF PARA C. MY THANKS TO SNE AREA MEMBERS FOR BRINGING THIS TO MY ATTENTION. 5. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO HAVE AN ECOM EXERCISE BE SURE TO ADVISE NNN0ASI THREE SNE IN ADVANCE FOR USE IF FREQUENCY(S) REQUESTED FOR YOUR ECOM EXERCISE. 6. REGION ONE: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE BT NNNNReturn to:
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DE NNN0LNL 005 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 030530Z APR 04 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 04-04 1. 'BRAVO ZULU' TO SNY AND SNE FOR YOUR RECENT ECOM EXERCISES. CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TRAINING AS WELL AS REVIEWING BOTH NTP 8(C) ANNEX D AS WELL AS THE NORTHEAST AREA GUIDE ANNEX C. 2. AS WE HAVE ALL WITNESSED ON NATIONAL TV THERE HAVE BEEN ACTS OF TERRISOM INVOLVING RAIL SERVICE IN EUROPE. THE FIRST WAS IN MADRID SPAIN WHICH TOOK THE LIVES OF OVER TWO HUNDRED RAIL PASSENGERS. LATER RAIL EMPLOYEES IN BOTH SPAIN AND FRANCE DISCOVERED BOMBS PLANTED ON THEIR RAILS AND WERE REMOVED AND DETONATED BY MILITARY OFFICIALS. 3. HOMELAND SECURITY IS NOW TAKING ACTIONS TO INCREASE SECURITY ON MAJOR RAILROADS BOTH AT RAIL STATIONS AS WELL AS ON BOARD MANY PASSENGER TRAINS. INADDITION SECURITY ON BUS LINES HAS BEEN INCREASED. THIS SECURITY ALSO APPLIES TO OUR SUBWAY SYSTEMS IN MAJOR CITIES. 4. WITH THE UP-COMING CONVENTIONS AT BOTH BOSTON MA AS WELL AS NEW YORK NY I AM REQUESTING ALL NAVMARCORMARS STATIONS TO MONITOR THE NATIONAL ECOM FREQUENCIES SHOWN IN NTP 8(C) ANNEX D PARA D620. BE PREPARED TO ACTIVATE COMCON IF NECESSARY. 5. I RECEIVED EXCELLENT EEI REPORTS RELATING TO THE RECENT INCIDENT WHICH CLOSED I-95 IN BRIDGEPORT CT AS WELL AS A CLOSING ON I-490 IN ROCHESTER NY. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. 6. IF YOU LEARN OF AN ACTUAL INCIDENT OUTSIDE YOUR STATE BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE STATE AND REGION DIRECTORS AS WELL AS THEIR ECOM ASSISTANTS OF AFFECTED STATE IN THE HEADING OF YOUR EEI REPORT. REMEMBER YOU ARE NOT LIMITED TO EEI REPORTS OF INCIDENTS WITHIN YOUR STATE. 7. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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DE NNN0LNL 004 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 040430Z MAR 04 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 03-04 1. MARCH 1, 2004 IS THE FIRST ANNIVERSERY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. DURING THE FIRST YEAR WE HAVE WITNESSED MANY IMPROVEMENTS IN SECURITY AT BOTH MAJOR AIRPORTS AS WELL AS MAJOR SEAPORTS. INADDITION HEIGHTEN SECURITY IS NOW IN USE DURING MAJOR HOLIDAYS AS WELL AS MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS. 2. HOMELAND SECURITY HAS ESTABLISHED A NEW PROGRAM OF SHARING BETWEEN FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REGARDING ISSUES OF TERRISOM. THAT PROGRAM IS CALLED: MULTI-AGENCY RESOURCE SHARING OR MARS. THIS INFO WAS PRINTED IN A NEW JERSEY COPS NEWSPAPER NOVEMBER 2003. FOR THIS REASON IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCYS AWARE OF OUR PRIMARY MISSION IN NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS WHICH IS ECOM SUPPORT. 3. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS HAS NOW ESTABLISHED TWO 24/7 ECOM NETS THEY ARE THE PA1E AND NA2E ECOM NETS. BOTH NETS OPERATE ON THE ECOM FREQUENCIES LISTED IN NTP 8(C) ANNEX D PARA D620. I ENCOURAGE ALL TO PARTICIPATE AS WELL AS MONITOR WHEN POSSIBLE. 4. RECENTLY ON A NEW JERSEY TRAINING NET I WAS ASKED FOR THE PROPER HEADING IN PARA ONE IN EEI REPORTS. THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE IS THE PROPER HEADING AS PROVIDED TO ME BY NNN0ASZ GA: 1. REF EEI IDENTIFIER/STATE EXAMPLE: 1. REF HOWLIMG WIND/GA AS A REMINDER IF AN ACTUAL INCIDENT TAKES PLACE WITHIN YOUR AREA THAT IS NOT LISTED AS AN EEI IDENTIFIER SIMPLY USE PLAIN LANGUAGE. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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DE NNN0LNL 003 T NOALL NORTHEAST AREA R 230410Z FEB 04 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL NORTHEAST AREA INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 02-04 A. CHFNAVMARCORMARS BCST 17-03 1. 'BRAVO ZULU' TO PENNSYLVANIA FOR THEIR RECENT ECOM EXERCISE. CONTINUOUS ECOM TRAINING SHOWED IN THEIR ECOM EXERCISE REPORTS AS WELL AS THEIR OUTSTANDING TURNOUT. 2. IF YOU SHOULD DO AN UPDATE EEI REPORT FOR AN ACTUAL INCIDENT REVIEW REF PARA (A). 3. ADDITIONAL NECOS AND ASSISTANTS ARE NEEDED FOR THE NA2E ECOM NET. IF INTERESTED CONTACT NNN0AS1 TWO SNE OR BY E-MAIL TO NNN0FJK AT NAVYMARS.ORG. AS WE APPROACH THE MONTHS OF THUNDERSTORMS, COVERAGE MAY BE REQUIRED FOR ASSIGNED NECOS DUE TO LIGHTNING IN HIS/HER AREA. AT NO TIME DO I EXPECT AN ASSIGNED NECOS TO OPERATE HIS/HER RADIO DURING SEVERE LIGHTNING CONDITIONS. 4. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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DE NNN0LNL 012 T NOALL REGION ONE R 030135Z NOV 03 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL REGION ONE NNN0ALL MD/DC NNN0ALL VA NNN0ALL WV INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: REGION ONE ECOM BCST 12-03 1. NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 04-03 2. A REMINDER TO ALL IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO ACTIVATE COMCON AT ANY LEVEL TO SEND AN EEI REPORT FOR AN ACTUAL INCIDENT AS POINTED OUT IN NTP 8(C) ANNEX D PARA D900. 3. MANY CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT EEI REPORTS MUST BE SENT WITHIN THE HOUR OF THE ACTUAL INCIDENT. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. E.G. A_ ACTUAL INCIDENT TAKES PLACE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND YOU LEARN OF IT DURING THE LATE EVENING NEWS. IF THIS IS THE CASE SUBMIT THE EEI REPORT SHOWING IN BOTH SUB PARA 1A AND 1G THE FULL DTG IN ZULU TIME. SUB PARA 1A IS THE DTG IN WHICH THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AND SUB PARA 1G IS THE DTG IN WHICH YOU FIRST LEARNED OF THE INCIDENT. 4. AS I HAVE SAID IN THE PAST KEEP YOUR EEI REPORTS BRIEF AND ACCURATE. THIS INCLUDES THE HEADING. WITH REF TO ECOM EXERCISES KEEP IN MIND THAT YOUR TANGO MEMBERS WILL BE OBSERVING YOUR EEI REPORTS. REGULAR MEMBERS MUST SET THE EXAMPLE OF BOTH THE PROPER HEADING AS WELL AS THE TEXT OF AN EEI LEPORT. 5. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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DE NNN0LNL 009 T NOALL REGION ONE R 120235Z SEP 03 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ TO NNN0ALL REGION ONE NNN0ALL MD/DC NNN0ALL VA NNN0ALL WV INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: REGION ONE ECOM BCST 09-03 1. NORTHEAST AREA ECOM BCST 01-03 2. MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO REGION ONE OPS GUIDE ANNEX C A. CHANGE REGION ONE TO READ NORTHEAST AREA B. CHANGE NNN0ASI TWO NJ/DE TO READ NNN0ASI TWO NJ 3. I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL GOOD EEI REPORTS BOTH EXERCISE AS WELL AS ACTUAL INCIDENT DURING THE PAST FOUR MONTHS. 4. THE MOST COMMON ERROR SHOWS IN NOT GIVING THE FULL DTG IN BOTH PARA 1A AS WELL AS 1G. MANY SHOWED ONLY THE HOUR IN ZULU TIME. EG. 1245Z THE FULL DTG GROUP MUST SHOW IN BOTH PARA 1A AS WELL AS 1G. EG 121245Z SEP 03. 5. I AM IMPRESSED BY THE TANGO MEMBERS NOW SUBMITTING EEI EXERCISE MESSAGES. REMEMBER THAT THIS IS THE TIME TO MAKE YOUR ERRORS AND NOT DURING AN ACTUAL INCIDENT. 6. AS I SAID AT THE NORTHEAST AREA CONFERENCE ECOM REQUIRES TEAMWORK BY ALL AND NOT JUST THE ECOM ASSISTANTS. 7. NORTHEAST AREA: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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DE NNN0LNL 008 T NOALL REGION ONE R 190135Z MAY 03 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ/DE TO NNN0ALL REGION ONE NNN0ALL MD/DCNNN0ALL VA NNN0ALL WV INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: REGION ONE ECOM BCST 08-03 A. CHNAVMARCORMARS INFO BCST 18-03 1. 'BRAVO ZULU' TO THE FOLLOWING STATIONS FOR THEIR RECENT EEI REPORTS: STATION AREA EEI IDENTIFIER NNN0TDT SNE DARK WATER NNN0FCC SNE DARK WATER NNN0ZPA VA VIOLENT TWISTER WELL WRITTEN AND RECEIVED IN TIMLEY MANNER. 2. DURING THE PAST MONTH MANY STATES WITHIN THE MIDWEST HAVE BEEN VICTOMS OF TORNADOS. IF YOU LEARN OF A TORNADO WITHIN YOUR AREA BE SURE TO SUBMIT AN EEI REPORT SUCH AS WAS DONE BY NNN0ZPA VA. IF YOU FIND IT NECESSARY TO ACTIVATE COMCON DO SO. 3. AS STATED IN REF PARA A WE WILL BE NOTIFIED AT A LATER TIME WITH ADDITIONAL INFO FOR GRECIAN FIREBOLT 2003. THIS EXERCISE IN NO WAY PRECLUDES A STATE DIRECTOR TO ESTABLISH A JOINTE COM EXERCISE WITHIN HIS/HER AREA. IF YOU PLAN TO HAVE A JOINT MARS ECOM EXERCISE WITH ANOTHER MARS ORGANIZATION BY ALL MEANS DO SO. 4. CONGRATULATIONS TO PA AREA FOR THEIR RECENT ECOM EXERCISE. AGAIN IT IS IMPORTANT FOR TANGO MEMBERS TO SUBMIT EEI EXERCISE REPORTS.YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE ERRORS MAKE THEM DURING AN EXERCISE AND NOT DURING AN ACTUAL INCIDENT. 5. REGION ONE: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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DE NNN0LNL 007 T NOALL REGION ONE R 070025Z APR 03 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ/DE TO NNN0ALL REGION ONE NNN0ALL MD/DC NNN0ALL VA NNN0ALL WV INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: REGION ONE ECOM BCST 07-03 1. 'BRAVO ZULU TO OHIO, VA, AND NJ/DE AREAS FOR YOUR RECENT ECOM EXERCISES. I TOOK SPECIAL NOTE THAT BOTH VA AND NJ/DE AREAS PUT THEIR ART TEAMS TO USE. 2. WHEN SUBMITTING AN EEI REPORT BE SURE TO SHOW THE DTG IN PARAGRAPHS 1A AS WELL AS 1G USING ZULU TIME. 3. ECOM EXERCISES ARE TRAINING EXERCISES THEREFORE IT IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE FOR TANGO MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE. I RECEIVED NO EEI REPORTS FROM TANGO MEMBERS IN THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE. 4. WITH THE WAR IN IRAQ MOVING ALONG, WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED A SERIOUS MATTER HERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THAT IS SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME OR SARS. THIS DISEASE ORIGINATED IN CHINA AND HAS REACHED THE UNITED STATES. MANY TRAVELERS FROM CHINA AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST ASIA HAVE BROUGHT THIS DISORDER UPON ARRIVAL TO MANY MAJOR AIRPORTS WITHIN THE U.S. 5. IF YOU LEARN OF A NEWS REPORT WITHIN YOUR AREA RELATING TO SARS, BE SURE TO SUBMIT AN EEI REPORT USING THE EEI IDENTIFIER 'BAD BUG'. 6. REGION ONE : FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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DE NNN0LNL 006 T NOALL REGION ONE R 201950Z MAR 03 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ/DE TO NNN0ALL REGION ONE NNN0ALL MD/DC NNN0ALL VA NNN0ALL WV INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: REGION ONE ECOM BCST 06-03 A. NNN0ASA VA P 181200Z MAR 03 1. REF PARA A WE REMAIN IN COMCON III. STATE DIRECTORS MAY SEE THE THE NEED TO RAISE THE COMCON LEVEL TO A HIGHER LEVEL. IF SO DO IT. 2. OFFICIALS AT DOMS WILL BE MONITORING CNN NEWS WITH REFERENCE TO PRESENT ACTIVITIES IN IRAQ. NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL REGION ONE NAVMARCORMARS MEMBERS TO FOLLOW THEIR LOCAL RADIO AND TV NEWS FOR ACTIVITIES IN YOUR AREAS AND SUBMIT EEI REPORTS. 3. PRESENTLY THERE IS HEIGHTENED SECURITY AT ALL MAJOR CITIES INCLUDING BRIDGES, TUNNELS, AIRPORTS, TRAIN STATIONS, AS WELL AS MAJOR RIVER AND SEA PORTS. BOTH THE NATIONAL GUARD AS WELL AS COAST GUARD ARE MAKING THEMSELVES VISIBLE IN THESE AREAS. 4. CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR MEN AND WOMEN SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES BOTH AT HOME AS WELL AS OVERSEAS FOR THEY ARE THE INDIVIDUALS MAKING THE SACRIFICIES FOR OUR FREEDOM. 5. REGION ONE: FIRST TO PROUDLEY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to:
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DE NNN0LNL 005 T NOALL REGION ONE R 070315Z MAR 03 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ/DE TO NNN0ALL RE NNN0ALL MD/DC NNN0ALL VA NNN0ALL WV INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: REGION ONE ECOM BCST 05-03 A. CHFNAVMARCORMARS BCST 04-03 B. CHFNAVMARCORMARS INFO BCST 10-03 C. CHFNAVMARCORMARS BCST 17-98 1. 'BRAVO ZULU' TO SNE AREA FOR THEIR RECENT ECOM EXERCISE. WELL DONE AND PLANNED. AS A SUGGESTION IF YOU ARE PLANNING AN JOINT ECOM EXERCISE WITH ARES/RACES GROUPS PROVIDE THEM IN ADVANCE WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN PARAGRAPHS 1A THRU 1H. DO NOT PROVIDE THE EEI HEADING WHICH INCLUDES MARS CALLSIGNS. 2. IRT PARA A MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO REGION ONE OPS GUIDE ANNEX C. 3. IRT PARA B THERE MAY BE AN INCIDENT IN YOUR AREA WHICH IS NOT RELATED TO AN EEI IDENTIFIER LISTED IN NTP 8(C) ANNEX D PARA D902. EG. ROOF COLLAPES. DURING THE PAST MONTH THERE HAVE BEEN MEDIA REPORTS OF THIS INCIDENT AS A RESULT OF BOTH HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ON MANY FLAT ROOFS. 4. MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE SAMPLE EEI MESSAGE SHOWN IN THE REGION ONE OPS GUIDE ANNEX C: QUOTE 1E. SEVERAL HOMES WITHOUT ELECTRICITY. REPORTS OF SEVERAL HOMES WITHOUT WATER. 1F. LIMITED. UNQUOTE THESE CHANGES WILL NOW CO-INSIDE WITH REF PARA C. MY THANKS TO SNE AREA MEMBERS FOR BRINGING THIS TO MY ATTENTION. 5. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO HAVE AN ECOM EXERCISE BE SURE TO ADVISE NNN0ASI THREE SNE IN ADVANCE FOR USE IF FREQUENCY(S) REQUESTED FOR YOUR ECOM EXERCISE. 6. REGION ONE: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE BT NNNNReturn to:
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DE NNN0LNL 004 T NOALL REGION ONE R 200445Z FEB 03 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ/DE TO NNN0ALL REGION ONE NNN0ALL MD/DC NNN0ALL VA NNN0ALL WV INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS REGION ONE ECOM BCST 04-03 1. A 'BRAVO ZULU' TO BOTH PA AS WELL AS MD/DC AREAS FOR YOUR RECENT ECOM EXERCISES. 2. ONCE AGAIN I MUST REMIND ALL STATIONS THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING THE DTG IN ZULU TIME IN BOTH PARA 1A AND 1G. INADDITION IN PARA 1G IF YOU LEARN OF AN ACTUAL INCIDENT VIA RADIO OR TV, REMEMBER TO INCLUDE ITS CALL SIGN AS WELL AS CITY AND STATE. 3. MANY EEI EXERCISE MESSAGES CONTAINED BOTH THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF LOCATION. THIS IS NOT REQUIRED IN AN EEI REPORT. REMEMBER IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE EEI REPORT SHORT AND ACCURATE. 4. A 'BRAVO ZULU' TO ALL STATIONS WHO SUBMITTED EEI REPORTS RELATED TO THE RECENT BLIZZARD OF 2003. THESE REPORTS WERE WELL DONE AND ARE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO DOMS VA. THESE REPORTS TO DOMS VA ARE PROCESSED AND TURNED OVER TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION(S). 5. DO NOT TAKE THE ATTITUDE THAT JUST BECAUSE THIS BLIZZARD WAS SHOWN ON LOCAL OR NATIONAL TV DOMS IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. 6. WHEN PERFORMING ECOM EXERCISES, BE SURE TO HAVE BOTH AN ALT TRAFFIC REP AS WELL AS AN ALT NECOS. DOING SO WILL MOVE TFC MUCH FASTER. 7. REGION ONE: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to: Table of Contents
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DE NNN0LNL 003 T NOALL REGION ONE R 060350Z FEB 03 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ/DE TO NNN0ALL REGION ONE INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA NNN0ALL MD/DC NNN0ALL VA NNN0ALL WV BT UNCLAS SUBJ: REGION ONE ECOM BCST 03-03 1. WITH REF TO AUXILIARY RADIO TEAM (ART), I AM REQUESTING ALL ART TEAMS WITHIN REGION ONE TO PERFORM AN ECOM EXERCISE WITHIN YOUR AREA. 2. WHEN SETTING UP FOR YOUR ECOM EXERCISE, PLACE YOURSELF AT A LOCATION VISIBLE TO MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SAFETY. EG. POLICE, FIRE, AND OEM OFFICIALS. THIS CAN BE A SELLING POINT TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS THAT OUR PRIMARY MISSION IN NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS IS IN-FACT ECOM SUPPORT. 3. MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT EQUIPED TO BE ON AN ART TEAM SHOULD BE PREPARED DURING THE EXERCISE TO RECEIVE AND PLACE ON THEIR RESPECTIVE BBS SWITCH(S) ANY AND ALL TRAFFIC DURING THE EXERCISE. 4. DURING THE LATE SUMMER OF 1997, NJ/DE AREA PERFORMED AN ECOM EXERCISE USING THEIR ART TEAM WITH GREAT SUCCESS. LATER THE NJ/DE AREA WAS CALLED UPON BY OFFICIALS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS RESULTING FROM PHONE OUTAGES IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY. ART MEMBERS PASSED TRAFFIC TO BASE STATIONS TO PLACE ON THE BBS AS WELL AS MAKING LOCAL PHONE CALLS. 5. ALL ART TEAM MEMBERS ARE REMINDED TO HAVE WITH THEM THEIR MARS PHOTO ID CARD WHEN PERFORMING COMMUNICATIONS WHETHER IT BE AN ECOM EXERCISE OR AN ACTUAL INCIDENT. IF YOU ARE INSTRUCTED BY OFFICIALS TO STAY BEHIND THE POLICE OR FIRE LINE, DO SO. REMEMBER OUR PRIMARY MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DURING AN ACTUAL INCIDENT. 6. REGION ONE: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to: Table of Contents
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DE NNN0LNL 002 T NOALL REGION ONE R 190415Z JAN 03 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ/DE TO NNN0ALL REGION ONE INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA NNN0ALL MD/DC NNN0ALL VA NNN0ALL WV BT UNCLAS SUBJ: REGION ONE ECOM BCST 02-03 1. PRESENTLY ALL OF REGION ONE HAS BEEN HIT BY A STRONG COLD FRONT FROM THE ARTIC CAUSING SEVERE LOW TEMPERATURES. THIS WILL LAST FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. 2. INADDITION TO POSSIBLE SNOW STORMS AND BLACK ICE CONDITIONS ON ROADWAYS, THERE ARE RISKS OF WATER MAIN BREAKS EFFECTING MANY HOMEOWNERS WHO HAVE WATER STEAM HEATING SYSTEMS TO SUPPLY HEAT. THESE WATER MAIN BREAKS CAN ALSO HAVE IMPACT ON HOSPITALS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, INDUSTRIES, AND SCHOOLS. 3. MAJOR RAILROADS CAN BE EFFECTED BY LOW TEMPERATURES CAUSING INOPERATIVE TRACK SWITCHING. RUNWAYS AT AIRPORTS CAN DEVELOPE BLACK ICE AS WELL THUS_CAUSING MAJOR DELAYS FOR AIR TRAFFIC. 4. IF YOU LEARN OF ANY UTILITY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS ARTIC COLD FRONT EITHER BY PERSONAL OBSERVATION OR MEDIA IN YOUR AREA, BE SURE TO SUBMIT AN EEI REPORT. YOU NEVER KNOW IF AFFECTED AREA(S) MAY BE DECLARED BY LOCAL, AND OR STATE OFFICIALS TO BE A DISASTER AREA. 5. ALL STATE DIRECTORS ARE TO USE JUDGEMENT BEFORE INSTRUCTING THEIR AREA TWO'S TO ACTIVATE COMCON. 6. REGION ONE: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to: Table of Contents
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DE NNN0LNL 001 T NOALL REGION ONE R 150415Z JAN 03 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ/DE TO NNN0ALL REGION ONE INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA NNN0ALL MD/DC NNN0ALL VA NNN0ALL WV BT UNCLAS SUBJ: REGION ONE ECOM BCST 01-03 1. AS WE ENTER THE YEAR 2003, I HAVE SEEN A GREAT IMPROVEMENT WITH NOT ONLY ECOM EXERCISES BUT ALSO ACTUAL EEI INCIDENT REPORTS WITHIN REGION ONE. 2. STATE DIRECTORS ARE REMINDED TO INSTRUCT THEIR AREA TWO'S TO ESTABLISH THEIR QUARTELY ECOM EXERCISES. INADDITION ECOM TRAINING NETS ALONG WITH REGULAR TRAINING NETS ARE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE INORDER TO KEEP REGION ONE PREPARED FOR THE UNEXPECTED ECOM ACTIVATION WHETHER IT BE LOCAL, STATE, OR REGION WIDE. 3. THERE ARE MANY NAVMARCORMARS WITHIN REGION ONE WHO ARE OF THE BELIEF THAT THE ONLY WAY TO REPORT AN ACTUAL INCIDENT IS VIA E-MAIL, MDS, HF-SSB, AND FM VOICE. ALTHOUGH THESE ARE THE MOST COMMON PROCEDURES, THERE IS ANOTHER METHOD WHICH IS NOT USED TOO OFTEN AND THAT IS THE TELEPHONE. OVER THREE YEARS AGO I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM NNN0ZUG NJ/DE OF ANCACTUAL INCIDENT RELATING TO POWER OUTAGE IN CENTRAL NJ. I TOOK THE INFO FROM NNN0ZUG AND ENTERED IT INTO THE MDS. HIS INFO WAS KEPT BRIEF AND ACCURATE. THE END RESULT WAS NO TIME DELAY IN RELAYING THE EEI REPORT. 4. AS I HAVE SAID IN PREVIOUS ECOM BCSTS AND I WILL CONTINUE TO REMIND TO ALL, YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A LINE OF SIGHT TO AN ACTUAL INCIDENT NOR ARE YOU REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE ANY COMCON LEVEL TO SUBMIT AN EEI REPORT AS PER NTP 8(C) ANNEX D PARA D900. 5. CONTINUE TO REVIEW NTP 8(C) ANNEX D AND MAKE THE NECESSARY 'PEN AND INK' CHANGES SHOULD THEY ARISE VIA CHNAVMARCORMARS BCSTS. NECESSARY 'PEN AND INK' CHANGES ALSO APPLY TO THE REGION ONE OPS GUIDE ANNEX C AS WELL AS YOUR STATE ECOM PLAN. 6. REGION ONE: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to: Table of Contents
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DE NNN0LNL 012 T NOALL REGION ONE R 171745Z DEC 02 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ/DE TO NNN0ALL REGION ONE INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA NNN0ALL MD/DC NNN0ALL VA NNN0ALL WV BT UNCLAS SUBJ: REGION ONE ECOM BCST 12-02 A. CHFNAVMARCORS BCST 15-02 1. CONGRATULATIONS TO OHIO AND MD/DC AREAS FOR YOUR RECENT ECOM EXERCISES. 2. ECOM EXERCISES ARE TRAINING EXERCISES THEREFORE I EXPECT TO RECEIVE EEI MARS EXERCISES FROM TANGO MEMBERS AS WELL AS REGULAR MEMBERS OF NAVMARCORMARS WITHIN REGION ONE. IF YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE ERRORS, MAKE THEM IN AN ECOM EXERCISE RATHER THAN AN ACTUAL INCIDENT REPORT. 3. THE FOLLOWING WERE THE COMMON ERRORS SHOWN: A. NO DTG IN EITHER SUB PARA 1A OR 1G B. NO CALL SIGN OF PERSONAL OBSERVER IN SUB PARA 1G 4. IF YOU ARE A TRAFFIC REP AND YOU SEE AN ERROR IN THE EEI REPORT REQUEST PERMISSION FROM THE SENDER TO MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES WHETHER IT BE IN THE HEADING OR IN THE TEXT OF THE EEI REPORT. 5. WHEN SUBMITTING A SITREP REPORT THE LAST REPORT IS LISTED AS THE FINAL REPORT AND NOT A NUMERICAL REPORT. E.G. SITREP FINAL VS SITREP ONE, TWO ETC. THERE ARE NO SUB PARAGRAPHS IN A SITREP REPORT. 5. REF PARA (A) AS WE ARE AWARE BY NOW WE MUST MAINTAIN MAXIMUM SECURITY WITHIN NAVMARCORMARS COMMUNICATIONS. FOR THIS REASON NO FREQUENCIES ARE TO BE GIVEN OVER THE AIRWAVES. WE NOW HAVE IN FULL OPERATION THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS FREQUENCT MATRIX. IF RUNNING AN ECOM NET OR ANY NAVMARCORMARS NET AND YOU NEED TO USE YOUR ALTERNATE DESIGNATOR BE SURE TO GIVE IT AND NOT THE ACTUAL FREQUENCY. DO NOT GIVE OUT ANY MARS FREQUENCIES OR NET DESIGNATORS TO OUTSIDERS INCLUDING AMATEUR RADIO CLUBS. 6. AS WE TAKE TIME TO ENJOY OUR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS HOLIDAYS, TAKE TIME TO REMEMBER OUR MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR ARMED FORCES SERVING AROUND THE WORLD AS WELL AS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WITHOUT THEM PEACE COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED AROUND THE WORLD. 7. REGION ONE: FIRST TO SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BT NNNNReturn to: Table of Contents
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R 200435Z NOV 02 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ/DE TO NNN0ALL REGION ONE INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA NNN0ALL MD/DC NNN0ALL VA NNN0ALL WV BT UNCLAS SUBJ: REGION ONE ECOM BCST 11-02 1. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STATIONS FOR THEIR RECENT EEI ACTUAL INCIDENT REPORTS: STATION EEI IDENTIFIER NNN0HWF PA MIGHTY WINDS NNN0TTZ OH MIGHTY WINDS NNN0ANK OH MIGHTY WINDS NNN0AYU PA DARK DAY NNN0LNL NJ/DE FALLEN STAR NNN0FWZ NNY FALLEN STAR ALL EEI REPORTS WERE BOTH CONSTRUCTIVE AS WELL AS BRIEF AND ACCURAT. 2. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA FOR YOUR RECENT ECOM EXERCISES. I HAVE REVIEWED BOTH SETS OF EXERCISES AND HAVE SEEN A GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN YOUR EEI MESSAGES. 3. ON A SPECIAL NOTE IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR NNN0FSV PA SUBMIT HIS EEI REPORT VIA SSB VS DIGITAL. THIS SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF SUBMITTING AN EEI REPORT IF YOU ARE OPERATING ON EMERGENCY POWER OR IF YOUR COMPUTOR IS OUT OF SERVICE. 4. A BRAVO ZULU TO NNN0BVN-T PA FOR HIS FIRST EEI EXERCISE REPORT. 5. I ENCOURAGE ALL STATE DIRECTORS TO ESTABLISH AN ECOM TRAINING NET WITHIN YOUR AREA. THIS IN NO WAY SHOULD BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUR REGULAR TRAINING NETS. REMEMBER OUR TANGO MEMBERS MUST BE TRAINED IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE NTP 8(C) AS WELL AS THE REGION ONE OPS GUIDE. 6. AS A REMINDER IF YOU SUBMIT AN ACTUAL INCIDENT EEI REPORT VIA E-MAIL BE SURE TO ENTER IT INTO THE MDS. BY NOT DOING SO I ONLY KNOW OF THE EEI REPORT WHEN NNN0ASZ GA SENDS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE ACTUAL INCIDENT. 7. REGION ONE: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BTReturn to:
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R 170305Z OCT 02 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ/DE TO NNN0ALL REGION ONE INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA NNN0ALL MD/DC NNN0ALL VA NNN0ALL WV BT UNCLAS SUBJ: REGION ONE ECOM BCST 10-02 A. CHFNAVMARCOMARS INFO BCST 44-02 1. REF PARA (A) I ENCOURAGE ALL NAVMARCORMARS MEMBERS TO TAKE THE FREE TRAINING COURSE OFFERED BY FEMA. REMEMBER WE ARE THE BACKBONE TO FEMA FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. 2. A BZ TO NNN0FJK SNE FOR HIS RECENT EEI REPORTS. WELL DONE. 3. IF YOU PARTICIPATE IN AN AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, PROVIDE YOUR MEMBERSHIP WITH THE EEI IDENTIFIERS AS WELL AS THE TEXT OF THE EEI REPORT STARTING WITH PARA 1A THROUGH 1H. SHOW THEM WHAT WE LOOK FOR TO COMPLETE AN EEI REPORT. THE HEADING IS NOT TO BE GIVEN OUT. THIS CAN ALSO BE DONE WITH YOUR LOCAL OEM OFFICIALS. KEEP IN MIND THAT SOURCES OF INFO LISTED IN PARA 1G CAN IN FACT BE AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS AS WELL AS DISASTER OFFICIALS. 4. CONTINUE TO REVIEW YOUR NTP8(C) ANNEX D AS WELL AS REGION ONE OPS GUIDE ANNEX C. IF YOU FOLLOW THESE ANNEXES AS WELL AS ANY CHANGES MADE TO THEM, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONDUCT AN ECOM EXERCISE AS WELL AS ACTUAL EEI REPORTS. 5. A REMINDER YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ENTER AN EEI REPORT OF AN ACTUAL INCIDENT DURING A TRAFFIC NET. THESE REPORTS BEING OF IMMEDIATE CLASSIFICATION MAY BE ENTERED INTO THE MDS AT ANY TIME. 6. TO ALL STATE DIRECTORS WITHIN REGION ONE YOU ARE ENCOURAGED NOT ONLY TO CONDUCT QUARTERLY ECOM DRILLS BUT IN ADDITION PROVIDE ECOM TRAINING AT THE AREA LEVEL. RECENTLY PA BEGAN AN ECOM TRAINING NET AND HAS BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL. 7. REGION ONE: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BTReturn to:
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R 250105Z SEP 02 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ/DE TO NNN0ALL REGION ONE INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA NNN0ALL MD/DC NNN0ALL VA NNN0ALL WV BT UNCLAS SUBJ: REGION ONE ECOM BCST 09-02 1. WELL DONE BY BOTH MD/DC AND OHIO AREAS. RECENT ECOM EXERCISES. I TOOK PARTICULAR NOTE OF THE MD/DC AREA NOT ONLY WITH THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, BUT ALSO THE EEI EXERCISE MESSAGES PUT OUT BY PTW-T, BRY-T, PXJ-T AS WELL AS THOSE PUT OUT BY THE REGULAR MEMBERSHIP. 2. THE FOLLOWING ARE TRAINING TIPS FOR ECOM EXERCISES AS WELL AS ACTUAL EEI ACTIVATION(S): A. ALL IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGES AS WELL AS EEI REPORTS ARE CLASSIFIED AS IMMEDIATE PRECEDENCE FOLLOWED BY DTG IN ZULU TIME. B. ONLY SITREP REPORTS ARE CLASSIFIED AS PRIORITY PRECEDENCE FOLLOWED BY DTG IN ZULU TIME. C. ALL OTHER MESSAGES, PERTAINING TO ECOM NOT SHOWN ABOVE, ARE TO BE CLASSIFIED AS ROUTINE PRECEDENCE FOLLOWED BY DTG IN ZULU TIME. 3. MANY PRIORITY MESSAGES RELATED TO THE TERMINATION OF COMCON. DURING AN ECOM EXERCISE. THIS IS ROUTINE TRAFFIC. 4. WHILE I HAVE SEEN AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF EEI REPORTS THE FOLLOWING AREAS NEED IMPROVEMENT: A. GET INTO THE PRACTICE OF KEEPING YOUR EEI REPORT BRIEF AND ACCURATE. . NO MORE THAN THREE LINES FOR EACH SUB-PARA OF THE EEI REPORT. B. REF SUB-PARA 1G IF YOU LEARN OF AN ACTUAL INCIDENT VIA TV/RADIO BE SURE TO GIVE NOT ONLY ITS CALL SIGN BUT ALSO ITS CITY AND STATE. KEEP IN MIND THAT THISTA AS WELL AS HIGHER AUTHORITIES INCLUDING DOMS DO NOT HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF ALL LOCAL TV/RADIO AND THEIR LOCATIONS. AS I HAVE SAID IN THE PAST BOTH SUB-PARA 1A AND 1G ARE TO HAVE THE DTG IN ZULU TIME INCLUDED. 4. SITREP REPORTS LIKE EEI REPORTS ARE TO BE KEPT BRIEF AND ACCURATE. IF YOU ARE PERFORMING AN ECOM EXERCISE YOUR LAST SITREP REPORT SHOULD BE LISTED AS YOUR FINAL REPORT. THIS IS ANOTHER AREA WHICH NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. 5. SHOULD YOU SEND AN EEI REPORT FOR AN ACTUAL EVENT TO DOMS VIA E-MAIL BE SURE TO ENTER THE EEI REPORT INTO THE MDS AS WELL. RECENTLY I HAVE RECEIVED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY NNNØASZ GA FOR AN EEI REPORT SENT VIA E-MAIL TO DOMS. REMEMBER ONLY NNNØDOM VA AND NNNØASA VA ARE THE RECEIVERS OF THE EEI REPORT SENT VIA E-MAIL. REMEMBER ONLY ACTUAL EVENTS ARE TO BE SENT TO DOMS VIA E-MAIL. 6. REGION ONE: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BTReturn to:
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R 120335Z SEP 02 FM NNN0ASI TWO NJ/DE TO NNN0ALL REGION ONE INFO NNN0ASI SNE ZEN/NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASA VA NNN0ALL MD/DC NNN0ALL VA NNN0ALL WV BT UNCLAS SUBJ: REGION ONE ECOM BCST 08-02 A. CHIEF NAVMARCORMARS BCST 07-02 B. CHIEF NAVMARCORMARS BCST 11-02 1. REF PARA (A) IT IS NOW OFFICIAL. ALL HEADINGS IN ALL ECOM TEXTS ARE TO SHOW NNN0ASA VA VS NNN0ASA MD/DC. 2. REF PARA (B) MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES IN BOTH YOUR NTP8(C) ANNEX D AS WELL AS YOUR REGION ONE OPS GUIDE ANNEX C. AS YOU READ THESE CHANGES YOU WILL NOTE THE EVENT FOREST FIRE IS NOW FOREST/GROUND FIRE WITH THE IDENTIFIER SCORCHED EARTH. E.G. A MAJOR FIELD FIRE CLOSES AIRPORTS, RAILWAYS, AND MAJOR ROADWAYS. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS A MAJOR STRUCTURE FIRE. A MAJOR STRUCTURE FIRE IS DEFINED AS ONE WHICH NOT ONLY DESTROYS STRUCTURE(S), BUT REQUIRES THE ASSISTANCE OF THE AMERICAN REDCROSS TO RE-LOCATE FAMILIES. INDUSTRIAL FIRES INCLUDING FIRES AT POWER PLANTS SHOULD ALSO BE REPORTED AS INDUSTRIAL FIRES RESULT NOT ONLY IN LOSS OF PROPERTY BUT ALSO LOSS OF EMPLOMENT FOR MANY. FIRES IN POWER PLANTS RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES FOR THE AREA COVERED BY EFFECTED PLANT. THIS INCLUDES STREET LIGHTING AS WELL AS CONTROLED TRAFFIC LIGHTS ON ROADWAYS. 3. AT THE REGION ONE CONFERENCE THERE WAS DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO THE PROPER HEADING FOR AN EEI REPORT. USE 'ZEN/NNN0DOM VA' ONLY FOR AN ACTUAL INCIDENT REPORT IN WHICH YOU HAVE SENT VIA E-MAIL. SUB-PARA 1H SHOULD SHOW THE DTG ZULU TIME WHEN THAT EEI REPORT WAS SENT TO DOMS VIA E-MAIL. 4. FOR MARS EXERCISE MESSAGES THE TO LINE SHALL READ TO: NNN0DOM VA BE SURE TO USE THE WORDS MARS EXERCISE FOLLOWING THE WORD UNCLAS. IN ADDITION USE THE WORDS MARS EXERCISE ON A LINE BY ITSELF FOLLOWING PARA 1H OF YOUR EEI REPORT. 5. I TAKE THIS TIME TO WELCOME ABOARD ITC CHIEF KILLINGSWORTH AS OUR REGION ONE DIRECTOR. AFTER LISTENING TO HER BACKGROUND I AM SURE SHE WILL DO A PROFESSIONAL JOB AS REGION ONE DIRECTOR. THE INFO LINE SHALL IN THE EEI HEADING SHALL INCLUDE NNN0ASI SNE. 6. CONGRATULATIONS TO PA AND SNY FOR YOUR RECENT ECOM EXERCISES. 7. FINALLY A BRAVO ZULU TO SNE AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE AREA ECOM AWARD FOR 2002. 8. REGION ONE: FIRST TO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE. BTReturn to:
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8/25/2002 - Hurricane Season ForecastThe following info taken from the Texas Dept of Safety Division of Emergency Managment Summer 2002. The Seven year long trend of above average Alantic basin hurricane activity will continue this season if the meteorologists from the dept of Atmospheric Science in CO are correct. Weather signals from around the globe are mixed, but favor a continuation of increased hurricane activity. Summer forecasts are calling for a warm Alantic and prevailing stratospheric winds (high level winds that carry weather systems). Together these factors indicate strong activity in the tropics. In late May hurricane forcaster Dr. William Gray revised his predictions from earlier this year to the following. 11 named storms 55 named storm days 6 hurricanes 25 hurricane days 2 intense hurricanes 5 intense hurricane days The statistical probability of at least one category 3-4-5 storm striking the U.S. Gulf Coast from the FL panhandle westaward toBrownsville TX is 45 percent. hat is 23 percentage points higher than last century's average of 30. Detailed forcasts is available online at http://typhoon.atmos.colostate.edu
U.S. NAVY-MARINE CORPS
MILITARY AFFILIATE RADIO SYSTEM
Pennsylvania Area
Emergency Communications Plan
January 2001Recommended by:
NNN0GCP / NNNOFBK
William J. Freiler
3 Third St
HATFIELD PA 19440-4006Prepared by:
NNNOGCP TWO / NNNOVJN
John A. Holmes
126A Worman Rd
BATH PA 18014-9099Approved by:
NNN0ASI ONE
William J. Freiler
Acting Director, Region One
UPDATES
2002.04.29
Paragraph 12.
Changes for Email addresses for EEI reports
TO: foxhole@doms.army.mil
CC: nnn0asa@navymars.org
2002.04.29
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Additional EEI Identifier
Terrorist Threat Hidden Shaddow
2004.01.07
Changes according to Reorganization and Routing Changes
2005.06.30
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Change Email address for EEI messages
TO: uaaods@hqda-aoc.army.pentagon.mil
jdoms@js.pentagon.mil
CC: nnn0asa@navymars.org
2006.04.29
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Change Email address for EEI messages per CH BCST 04-06
TO: nnn0asa@navymars.org
2006.07.01
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Change Email address for EEI messages per CH BCST 05-06
TO: eei@dod-mars.org
2006.07.01
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Change all references to NNN0DOM VA to AAN3EEI VA
CONTENTS
- PURPOSE
- SCOPE
- POLICY
- EXECUTION
- NET OPERATION
- ALERTING
- IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGE
- SITUATION REPORT (SITREPS) REFERENCE NTP8(C) D720.b
- TERMINATION OF EMERGENCY
- ECOM EXERCISES
- EEI MESSAGE FORMAT
- COMPLETE EEI IDENTIFIERS
- PURPOSE
- The Pennsylvania Area Emergency Communications Plan is intended to provide area members with specific guidance concerning the delivery of emergency communications services.
- SCOPE:
- This plan applies to all Pennsylvania Area NAVMARCORMARS radio stations and members.
- POLICY:
- It shall be the policy that MARS communications resources may be employed to support civil disaster requirements, so long as they are not required to support emergency communications requirements of the Department of the Navy, subject to the following:
- 3.1 MARS resources should be requested by civil and/or disaster control officials. Requests should be made to the Chief, NAVMARCORMARS via the Area Director. This does not preclude the use of MARS resources pending the official request and the acknowledgement.
- 3.2. MARS assistance will complement but not substitute for other Emergency communications resources.
- 3.3 MARS support shall be provided only until such time as it is no longer required or until normal communications are restored.
- 3.4 MARS resources made available to civil and/or disaster control officials are subject to no authority other than that of their superiors in the Military chain of command.
- EXECUTION:
- The provisions of this plan will be executed whenever Annex D to the NTP8(C) and/or Annex C to the Northeast Area Operations Guide are implemented by CHNAVMARCORMARS or other competent authority. Any Pennsylvania Area MARS member may effect local implementation when requested by military or civil authorities in accordance with NTP8(D)Draft and Northeast Area Operations Guide. Implementation for local or the Area shall be through the Area ECOM Chain of Command – NNN0GCP TWO or NNN0GCP.
- The following Pennsylvania Area ECOM frequencies will be used:
- NFL (Primary)
- NDK (Secondary)
- NCG (Additional frequency if needed)
- Two or more Area MDS reps should be designated. These individuals shall be responsible for relaying the Area traffic to the MDS.
- NET OPERATION
- Pennsylvania Area emergency networks will operate in accordance with NTP8(D) Draft and Northeast Area Guide, Chapter Five. To avoid congestion during periods of heavy traffic, maximum use should be made of available frequencies and digital modes.
- Each NECOS should assign an alternate NECOS which will maintain a log equivalent to that of the NECOS and will be prepared to assume control of the net if the NECOS is required to leave the frequency.
- The NECOS controls the flow of traffic in the net. Traffic should be handled in order of precedence. Messages of equal precedence are normally handled in the order listed unless circumstances or common sense dictate otherwise.
- ALERTING
- In order to provide a phased response to emergency situations, the communications conditions (COMMCON) and actions required by NTP8(D) Draft, D400 apply. Communications conditions are set by message from the Area Director or higher authority. The message will include a brief reason for setting the condition and may set a different condition for part of the region.
- Swift notification of other area stations is critical. Use any means available to provide the quickest results. Telephone, HF radio, VHF radio, Amateur Repeaters and Email are just some of the possibilities. Refer to the area roster for telephone numbers.
- IMPLEMENTATION MESSAGE
- When a request for emergency communications is made by competent/bonafide authority (FEMA, Office of the Governor, Red Cross, County Disaster Officials, etc) and ECOM Implentation Message shall be carefully composed by the station notified. Gather all information required for the implementation message. Care should be given to accurately document the facts. Continue to monitor your source of information. As required by the situation, it is absolutely necessary that you also provide for your own safety and that of your family.
- Implementation Message example is shown below:
OO NOASA NOASI NOASG (not needed with the new routing program) DE NNN0VJN 020 O 080019Z DEC 2000 FM NNN0VJN PA TO NNN0ASA VA NNN0ASI SNE NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI TWO NJ NNN0ASZ GA NNN0AS3 VA NNN0AS3 TWO WV ZEN/NNN0GCP PA NNN0GCP TWO PA BT UNCLAS (ADD EXERCISE NAME IF A DRILL) SUBJ: ECOM IMPLEMENTATION 1. (CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRING IMPLEMENTATION) 2. (NAVMARCORMARS SERVICES REQUESTED, YES OR NO, NAME AND TITLE OF REQUESTER IF YES) 3. (ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT REQUIRED, YES OR NO, TO WHAT EXTENT AND SCOPE IF YES) A. AREA – ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY STATE DIRECTOR B. REGION - ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY REGION DIRECTOR C. NORTHEAST AREA – ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY AREA DIRECTOR D. OUTSIDE OF AREA – ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY CHIEF, NAVMARCORMARS 4. (EXERCISE NAME IF A DRILL) BT NNNN
- SITUATION REPORTS (SITREPS) REFERENCE NTP8(D) Draft, D720.b
- Sent by stations at the scene at intervals of no more than six hours. Communications shall be sent at intervals specified by the area director who will in turn consolidate the reports and make a report to the Chief, NAVMARCORMARS.
- SITREP example is shown below:
SITREPS will be numbered consecutively until emergency is over. This will speed up the correlation of reports by higher echelons.PP NOASI (not needed with new routing program) DE NNN0VJN 021 P 080019Z DEC 2000 FM NNN0VJN PA TO NNN0ASI SNE INFO NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI TWO PA NNN0AS3 VA NNN0AS3 TWO WV ZEN/NNN0GCP PA NNN0GCP TWO PA BT UNCLAS (ADD EXERCISE NAME IF DRILL) SUBJ: SITREP ONE (TWO, THREE, ETC.) 1. (BRIEF RESUME OF SITUATION IN DISASTER AREA) 2. (DESIGNATION OF NETS AND NUMBER OF STATIONS PARTICIPATING IN EMERGENCY.) 3. (ADVISORY INFORMATION, RECOMMENDATION, NEEDS, ETC. BE BRIEF.) 4. (PROGNOSIS FOR THE NEXT TWO HOURS) 5. (OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION – PROBLEMS, EQUUIPMENT PERFORMANCE, ETC) BT NNNN- Standard categories of information 1 through 5 in the text of SITREP will not be omitted. Lack of information or a negative report will be made using the following terms:
- NO CHANGE – Used to indicate that the item is the same as previously reported
- NEGATIVE – Used to indicate this category not applicable, not being used, or nothing to report.
- NOT AVAILABLE – Information requested by this category not available at this time.
- TERMINATION OF EMERGENCY
- Upon terminating an emergency net the NECOS will indicate “Terminate Emergency at (location). Securing the (net designator) net at (time).”
- See Northeast Area Operations Guide, Annex C.
- Sample Emergency Termination message:
RR NOASI (not needed with new routing program) DE NNNOVJN 022 R 080456z DEC 2000 FM NNN0GCP TWO PA TO NNNOASI SNE INFO NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI TWO PA NNN0AS3 VA NNN0AS3 TWO WV ZEN/NNN0GCP PA NNN0ASZ GA BT UNCLAS (ADD EXERCISE NAME IF A DRILL) SUBJ: OPERATIONS REPORT 1. (NET DESIGNATOR USED) 2. (TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIATING STATIONS) 3. (TOTAL TRAFFIC COUNT SENT AND RECEIVED) 4. (TOTAL OF HOURS THE NETS WERE IN OPERATIONS) 5. (DATE/TIME OF OPENING NET AND SECURING OF NET) 6. (APPROPRIATE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION - PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED, ECT.) BT NNNN- The State Director or his/her representative will file a detailed report of the Emergency activity within his/her area, by letter to the Area Director no later than five days after the conclusion of such activity.
- Assistant to the Director for Emergency Communications (NN0ASI TWO) will be an information addee on all reports.
- Every instance try to be concise and to the point, but not so brief as to be incomprehensible to the addressees. Report the FACTS only. DO NOT report rumors and hearsay. Remember, our primary mission is in communicate information rather gather it.
- ECOM EXERCISES
- All exercise shall be made known to the Area Director and his/her Assistant for ECOMs in advance of the actual operations. Exercises outside of the Area’s regularly scheduled nets may be conducted up advance requests made to the Director.
- In submitting ECOM Exercise Reports, they will be similar to reports required for an actual Emergency except that “EXERCISE” or “EXERCISE (EEI IDENTIFIER)” will appear on the first line of text after the classification (UNCLAS).
- All State members should have a copy of the State ECOM Plan. The Pennsylvania State will have at least one ECOM exercise each quarter. Our primary purpose is to provide auxiliary communications on a local, national, or international basis as an adjunct to normal Naval communications.
- EEI MESSAGE FORMAT
OO NOASI NOASA NOASG (not needed with new routing program) DE NNN0VJN 024 O 081800Z DEC 2000 FM NNN0VJN PA TO AAN3EEI VA INFO NNN0ASA VA NNN0ASI SNE NNN0ASI ONE PA NNN0ASI TWO PA NNN0ASZ GA NNN0AS3 VA NNN0AS3 TWO WV ZEN/NNN0GCP PA NNN0GCP TWO PA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: ACTUAL EVENT/EEI (SUBJ LINE IS :MARS EXERCISE” IF THIS IS A DRILL) 1. REF (APPLICABLE EVENT IDENTIFIER: NAME OF STORM, ETC) A. SITUATION: (INCIDENT AND LOCATION)(WHAT, WHERE, WHEN: SPECIFIC LOCATION OF INCIDENT AND TIME OF OCCURRENCE) B. MEDICAL FACILITIES: (STATUS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL FACILITIES)(HOSPITALS/ CLINICS OPERATIONAL, DESTROYED, PARTIALLY DESTROYED. WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN THE AREA, ETC) C. TRANSPORTATION: (LOCAL TRANSPORTATION STATUS)(ACCESSIBILITY OF INCIDENT. AREA: ROADS, BRIDGES, AIRPORTS, RAILWAY, ETC) D. DAMAGE/INJURED: (WHAT WAS DAMAGED)(BUILDINGS, CARS, FACILITIES, NUMBER OF KNOWN INJURED, ETC) E. UTILITIES: (AREA UTILITY STATUS)(AREAS WITHOUT WATER, ELECTRICITY, ETC.) F. COMMUNICATIONS: (LOCAL COMMUNICATIONS STATUS)(STATUS OF LOCAL TELEPHJONE, RADIO, TV, ETC. AND IF UNAFFECTED, LIMITED OR UNAVAILABLE) G. SOURCE: (SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND WHEN RECEIVED)(PERSONAL OBSERVATION, TV, RADIO, SCANNER, ETC. IF PERSONAL, INCLUDE MARS CALL SIGN AND LOCATION (CITY AND STATE). IF DISASTER OFFICIAL, INCLUDE NAME AND AGENCY. IF TV/RADIO STATION, GIVE CALL SIGN AND LOCATION (CITY AND STATE)) H. OTHER INFO: (REMARKS AND OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION)(IF NONE, SO STATE) ACTUAL INCIDENT (USE “MARS EXERCISE” IN PLACE OF “ACTUAL INCIDENT”) BT NNNN- If sending an actual EEI message by email, use the following addresses:
- TO: eei@dod-mars.org
- The above addresses are subject to change at anytime. Please check for any updates on CHNAVMARCORMARS Broadcasts.
- COMPLETE EEI IDENTIFIERS LIST
Event Identifier Air Crash Fallen Star Airborne Poison gas Poison Air Biological Event Bad Bug Bombing Incident Loud Bang Bridge Damage/Loss Lost Support Chemical Spill Poisoned Ground Civil Unrest/Riot Bad Magic Damaging Hail Falling Ice Earthquake Rolling Thunder Flood Tall Water Forest/Ground Fire Scorched Earth Gas Leak/Explosion Hot Air Heavy Winds (other than
hurricane or tornadoMighty Winds Hurricane Howling Wind Icy Roads Black Ice Interstate Blocked/Damaged (major) Blocked Lane Major Communications Link Down Lost Comm Nuclear Nuclear Graystone Oil Spill (water) Dark Water Power Outage (major) Dark Day Search/Rescue Secure Haven Seismic Sea Wave Tsunami Ship Wreck/Incident Deep Sea Snow Storm (major) White Blanket Terrorist Threat Hidden Shadow Tornado Violent Twister Train Wreck/Derailment Broken Track Volcano Brazen Brimstone Water Dam Broke/Damaged Fast Water
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